3:8 Finally, all of you be harmonious, 1 sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.
1 tn There is no main verb in this verse (Grk “Finally, all [ ] harmonious”), but it continues the sense of command from the previous paragraphs.
2 tn The primary verb of v. 8 is a participle (“having”) but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.
3 tn Or “constant.”
4 sn The statement of v. 8b, love covers a multitude of sins, is proverbial: It is quoted from Prov 10:12 (cf. Jas 5:20). It speaks of the forbearance that comes with love: Christian love is patient and forgiving toward the offenses of a fellow Christian (Matt 18:21-22; 1 Cor 13:4-7).