Colossians 3:12

Modern English Version

So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

Cross References

Isaiah 42:1

Behold My servant, whom I uphold, My chosen one, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 45:4

For Jacob My servant’s sake and Israel My chosen one, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me.

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and Your strength? The stirrings of Your heart and Your mercies toward me are restrained.

Isaiah 65:22

They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for as the days of a tree are the days of My people, and My chosen ones shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

Isaiah 65:9

I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of My mountains; and My chosen ones shall inherit it, and My servants shall dwell there.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a pleasant child? For since I spoke against him, I still remember him; therefore My heart longs for him. I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:3

The Lord has appeared to him from afar, saying: Indeed, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

Ezekiel 16:8

When I passed by you and looked upon you, behold, your time was the time for love. So I spread My garment over you and covered your nakedness. Indeed, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became Mine.

Matthew 24:22

“Unless those days were shortened, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

Matthew 24:24

For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Matthew 24:31

And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Mark 13:20

“Except the Lord shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

Mark 13:22

For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Mark 13:27

Then He will send His angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.

Luke 1:78

through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise from on high has visited us;

Luke 18:7

And shall not God avenge His own elect and be patient with them, who cry day and night to Him?

Romans 1:7

To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 13:14

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts.

Romans 9:11

For before the children had been born, having done neither evil nor good, so that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but through Him who calls,

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,

2 Corinthians 6:6

by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love,

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith which works through love.

Ephesians 1:4

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before Him in love;

Ephesians 4:2

With all humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another in love,

Ephesians 4:24

and that you put on the new nature, which was created according to God in righteousness and true holiness.

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

Philippians 1:8

For God is my witness, how I long after you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

Colossians 3:10

and have embraced the new nature, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him who created it,

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone. But always seek to do good to one another and to all.

2 Timothy 1:9

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not by our works, but by His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Titus 1:1

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth which leads to godliness,

1 Peter 1:2

elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, diligently make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.

1 John 4:19

We love Him because He first loved us.

2 John 1:13

The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen.

Revelation 17:14

These will wage war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are with Him are called and chosen and faithful.”