Colossians 3:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Bowels

Luke 1:78

Luke 2:1

1 John 3:17

Mercies

Bible References

Bowels

"Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,

In those days Augustus Caesar issued an edict for a census of the whole inhabited world.

But whoever has this world's goods, and beholds his brother in need, and shuts up his heart against him, how can the love of God continue to abide in him?

Mercies

Let love be without insincerity. Abhor what is evil; wed yourselves to what is good.

because in Christ neither circumcision has any value, nor uncircumcision, but faith which works through love.

With all humility and gentleness and long-suffering forbear with one another in love;

I entreat you to make my joy overflow by living in harmony; possessing the same love, and with one soul united in one purpose.

Take care that none of you ever return evil for evil, but always pursue what is kind to one another and to all.

But the wisdom which comes from on high is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, conciliatory, overflowing with mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without insincerity.

Finally, you should all be harmonious, sympathetic, loving as brothers, tender-hearted, humble-minded;

For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge,

We know that we have migrated, out of death into life, because we love our brothers. He who has no love is abiding in death.