Colossians 3:14 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁴ But above all these put on love, which is a bond of the perfection.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And above all these [put on] love and enfold yourselves with the bond of perfectness [which binds everything together completely in ideal harmony].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ And over all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.

Colossians 3:14 Cross References

John 13:34

“A renewed command I give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

John 15:12

“This is My command, that you love one another, as I have loved you.

John 17:23

“I in them, and You in Me, so that they might be perfected into one, so that the world knows that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Romans 13:8

Owe no one any matter except to love one another, for he who loves another has filled the Torah.

Ephesians 1:4

even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be set-apart and blameless before Him in love,

Ephesians 4:3

being eager to guard the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace –

Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, as Messiah also has loved us, and gave Himself for us, a gift and an offering to Elohim for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

Colossians 2:2

in order that their hearts might be encouraged, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the entire confirmation of understanding, to a true knowledge of the secret of Elohim, and of the Father, and of the Messiah,

1 Thessalonians 4:9

And it is not necessary to write to you about brotherly love, for you yourselves are taught by Elohim to love one another,

1 Timothy 1:5

Now the goal of this command is love from a clean heart, from a good conscience and a sincere belief,

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Messiah, let us go on to perfection,not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of belief toward Elohim,

1 Peter 4:8

And above all have fervent love for one another, because love covers a great number of sins.

2 Peter 1:7

to reverence brotherly affection, and to brotherly affection love.

1 John 3:10

In this the children of Elohim and the children of the devil are manifest: Everyone not doing righteousness is not of Elohim, neither the one not loving his brother.

1 John 3:23

And this is His command, that we should believe in the Name of His Son יהושע  Messiah and love one another, as He gave us command.

1 John 4:21

And we have this command from Him, that the one loving Elohim should love his brother too.