‘This is my servant; I strengthen him, this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring justice to the nations.
Colossians 3:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Clothe yourselves therefore, as God's own chosen ones (His own picked representatives), [who are] purified and holy and well-beloved [by God Himself, by putting on behavior marked by] tenderhearted pity and mercy, kind feeling, a lowly opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, [and] patience [which is tireless and long-suffering, and has the power to endure whatever comes, with good temper]. American Standard Version (1901) Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; Common English Bible Therefore, as God’s choice, holy and loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy, and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience: |
‘This is my servant; I strengthen him, this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring justice to the nations.
I call you by your name, for the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel my chosen one. I give a name to you, though you do not know me.
Look down from heaven and see from your lofty home #– #holy and beautiful. Where is your zeal and your might? Your yearning and your compassion are withheld from me.
They will not build and others live in them; they will not plant and others eat. For my people’s lives will be like the lifetime of a tree. My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
I will produce descendants from Jacob, and heirs to my mountains from Judah; my chosen ones will possess it, and my servants will dwell there.
Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me, a delightful child? Whenever I speak against him, I certainly still think about him. Therefore, my inner being yearns for him; I will truly have compassion on him. This is the Lord’s declaration.
the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.
‘ “Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged myself to you, entered into a covenant with you #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God #– #and you became mine.
Unless those days were cut short, no one would be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect.
For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
If the Lord had not cut those days short, no one would be saved. But he cut those days short for the sake of the elect, whom he chose.
For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
He will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Because of our God’s merciful compassion, the dawn from on high will visit us
Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?
To all who are in Rome, loved by God, called as saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires.
For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand –
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant,
by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. ,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
and to put on , the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.
And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.
This is why I endure all things for the elect: so that they also may obtain salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient and to be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.
These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those with him are called, chosen, and faithful.’