Colossians 3:12

Exhortation to Unity and Love

3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, ¹  kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

Colossians 3:14

3:14 And to all these ²  virtues ³  add ⁴  love, which is the perfect bond. ⁵ 

Job 29:14

29:14 I put on righteousness and it clothed me, ⁶ 

my just dealing ⁷  was like a robe and a turban;

Isaiah 52:1

52:1 Wake up! Wake up!

Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion!

Put on your beautiful clothes,

O Jerusalem, ⁸  holy city!

For uncircumcised and unclean pagans

will no longer invade you.

Isaiah 59:17

59:17 He wears his desire for justice ⁹  like body armor, ¹⁰ 

and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. ¹¹ 

He puts on the garments of vengeance ¹² 

and wears zeal like a robe.

Romans 13:12

13:12 The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

Romans 13:14

13:14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires. ¹³ 

Romans 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, ¹⁴  and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹⁵  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹⁶  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Galatians 3:27

3:27 For all of you who ¹⁷  were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Ephesians 4:24

4:24 and to put on the new man who has been created in God’s image ¹⁸  – in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth. ¹⁹ 

¹ tn If the genitive construct σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ (splancna oiktirmou) is a hendiadys then it would be “compassion” or “tenderheartedness.” See M. J. Harris, Colossians and Philemon (EGGNT), 161.

² tn BDAG 365 s.v. ἐπί 7 suggests “to all these” as a translation for ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις (epi pasin de toutoi").

³ tn The term “virtues” is not in the Greek text, but is included in the translation to specify the antecedent and to make clear the sense of the pronoun “these.”

⁴ tn The verb “add,” though not in the Greek text, is implied, picking up the initial imperative “clothe yourselves.”

⁵ tn The genitive τῆς τελειότητος (th" teleiothto") has been translated as an attributive genitive, “the perfect bond.”

⁶ tn Both verbs in this first half-verse are from לָבַשׁ (lavash, “to clothe; to put on clothing”). P. Joüon changed the vowels to get a verb “it adorned me” instead of “it clothed me” (Bib 11 [1930]: 324). The figure of clothing is used for the character of the person: to wear righteousness is to be righteous.

⁷ tn The word מִשְׁפָּטִי (mishpati) is simply “my justice” or “my judgment.” It refers to the decisions he made in settling issues, how he dealt with other people justly.

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⁹ tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “goodness.”

¹⁰ tn Or “a breastplate” (traditional; so many English versions); TEV “a coat of armour.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and [as] a helmet deliverance on his head.”

¹² tn Heb “and he puts on the clothes of vengeance [as] a garment.”

¹³ tn Grk “make no provision for the flesh unto desires.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “by God.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

¹⁶ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

¹⁷ tn Grk “For as many of you as.”

¹⁸ tn Or “in God’s likeness.” Grk “according to God.” The preposition κατά used here denotes a measure of similarity or equality (BDAG 513 s.v. B.5.b.α).

¹⁹ tn Or “in righteousness and holiness which is based on truth” or “originated from truth.”