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 tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us,

Just at this time an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire.

But if any one has this world's wealth and sees that his brother man is in need, and yet hardens his heart against him--how can such a one continue to love God?

Mercies

Let your love be perfectly sincere. Regard with horror what is evil; cling to what is right.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any importance; but only faith working through love.

with all lowliness of mind and unselfishness, and with patience, bearing with one another lovingly, and earnestly striving to maintain,

united by mutual love, with harmony of feeling giving your minds to one and the same object.

See to it that no one ever repays another with evil for evil; but always seek opportunities of doing good both to one another and to all the world.

The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity.

In conclusion, all of you should be of one mind, quick to sympathize, kind to the brethren, tenderhearted, lowly-minded,

But for this very reason--adding, on your part, all earnestness-- along with your faith, manifest also a noble character: along with a noble character, knowledge;

As for us, we know that we have already passed out of death into Life--because we love our brother men. He who is destitute of love continues dead.