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Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

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Col. 3:10• ¹⁰and having put on the new that is renewed in full knowledge according to [the] image of him that created him; (Col. 3:10)

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Eph. 4:24• ²⁴and put on the new man, that according to God was created in righteousness and holiness of truth. (Eph. 4:24)

as.

Isa. 42:1• (Isa. 42:1)

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Isa. 45:4• (Isa. 45:4)

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Isa. 65:9,22• (Isa. 65:9,22)

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Matt. 24:22,24,31• ²²And except those days had been cut short, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days shall be cut short.
²⁴for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
³¹And he shall send his angels with great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from [one] end of heavens to the other. (Matt. 24:22,24,31)

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Mark 13:20,22,27• ²⁰And unless [the] Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
²²for false Christs and false prophets shall arise, and give signs and wonders {i}to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.{/i}
²⁷and then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven. (Mark 13:20,22,27)

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Luke 18:7• ⁷And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them. (Luke 18:7)

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Rom. 8:29‑33• ²⁹For whom he foreknew, he also predetermined [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he should be first-born among many brethren.
³⁰But whom he predetermined, them also he called, and whom he called, them also he justified, and whom he justified, them also he glorified.
³¹What then shall we say to these things? If God [be] for us, who against us?
³²He at least that spared not his own Son but gave him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely grant us all things?
³³Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? [It is] God that justifieth: (Rom. 8:29‑33)

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Rom. 9:11• ¹¹for [the children] being not yet born, nor having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might remain, not of works but of him that calleth, (Rom. 9:11)

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Rom. 11:5‑7• ⁵So then in the present time also there hath been a remnant according to election of grace;
⁶and if by grace, no longer by works, since [otherwise] grace becometh no longer grace.
⁷What then? That which Israel seeketh after, this it did not obtain, but the election obtained [it]; but the rest were hardened, (Rom. 11:5‑7)

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2 Tim. 2:10• ¹⁰For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation, that [is] in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (2 Tim. 2:10)

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Titus 1:1• ¹Paul, bondman of God and apostle of Jesus Christ according to faith of God's elect, and full knowledge of truth that is according to piety; (Titus 1:1)

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1 Peter 1:2• ²elect, according to foreknowledge of God [the] Father, in [the] Spirit's sanctification, unto obedience and blood-sprinkling of Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:2)

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2 Peter 1:10• ¹⁰Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure; for in doing these things ye shall never stumble. (2 Peter 1:10)

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2 John 13• ¹³The children of thine elect sister greet thee. (2 John 13)

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Rev. 17:14• ¹⁴These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them (for he is Lord of lords and King of kings), and those that are with him, called and chosen and faithful. (Rev. 17:14)

holy.

Rom. 8:29• ²⁹For whom he foreknew, he also predetermined [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he should be first-born among many brethren. (Rom. 8:29)

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Eph. 1:4• ⁴even as he chose us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love; (Eph. 1:4)

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1 Thess. 1:3‑6• ³remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before our God and Father,
⁴knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election;
⁵because our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power and in [the] Holy Spirit and in much assurance; even as ye know what we were among you for your sake.
⁶And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with joy of [the] Holy Spirit; (1 Thess. 1:3‑6)

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2 Thess. 2:13‑14• ¹³But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God chose you from [the] beginning unto salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth;
¹⁴whereunto he called you by our gospel unto obtaining of [the] glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thess. 2:13‑14)

beloved.

Jer. 31:3• (Jer. 31:3)

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Ezek. 16:8• (Ezek. 16:8)

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Rom. 1:7• ⁷to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called saints: grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 1:7)

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Eph. 2:4‑5• ⁴but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us,
⁵even us being dead in our offences he quickened with the Christ (by grace are ye saved), (Eph. 2:4‑5)

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2 Tim. 1:9• ⁹who saved us, and called [us] with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times everlasting, (2 Tim. 1:9)

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Titus 3:4‑6• ⁴But when the kindness and the love to man of our Saviour God appeared,
⁵not by works in righteousness which we ourselves did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit,
⁶which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; (Titus 3:4‑6)

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1 John 4:19• ¹⁹We love, because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

bowels.

Isa. 63:15• (Isa. 63:15)

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Jer. 31:20• (Jer. 31:20)

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Luke 1:78• ⁷⁸on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; whereby [the] day-spring from on high has visited us, (Luke 1:78)

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Luke 1• (Luke 1)

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Phil. 1:8• ⁸For God is my witness, how I long after you all in [the] bowels of Jesus Christ. (Phil. 1:8)

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Phil. 2:1• ¹If therefore [there be] any comfort in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of [the] Spirit, if any bowels and compassions, (Phil. 2:1)

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1 John 3:17• ¹⁷But whoso may have the world's means of living, and behold his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abideth the love of God in him? (1 John 3:17)

mercies.

Rom. 12:9‑10• ⁹Let love [be] unfeigned, abhorring evil, cleaving to good;
¹⁰in brotherly love affectionate to one another; in honour anticipating one another; (Rom. 12:9‑10)

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Gal. 5:6,22‑23• ⁶For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision hath any force nor uncircumcision, but faith working by love.
²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control:
²³against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:6,22‑23)

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Eph. 4:2,32• ²with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
³²and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ hath forgiven you. (Eph. 4:2,32)

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Phil. 2:2‑4• ²fulfil my joy, that ye may mind the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, minding the one thing:
³nothing in strifefulness, or vainglory, but in lowly-mindedness esteeming one another more excellent than themselves:
⁴regarding each not his own things, but each also those of others. (Phil. 2:2‑4)

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1 Thess. 5:15• ¹⁵See that none render to anyone evil for evil, but always pursue that which is good one toward another, and toward all. (1 Thess. 5:15)

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James 3:17‑18• ¹⁷But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, uncontentious, impartial.
¹⁸And righteousness' fruit in peace is being sown for those that make peace. (James 3:17‑18)

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1 Peter 3:8‑11• ⁸Finally [be] all likeminded, sympathetic, brother-loving, tender-hearted, humble-minded;
⁹not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, because hereunto ye were called, that ye should inherit blessing.
¹⁰For he that will love life and see good days, let him stop his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;
¹¹and let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it; (1 Peter 3:8‑11)

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2 Peter 1:5‑8• ⁵But for this very thing also, bringing in besides all diligence, in your faith supply virtue, and in virtue knowledge,
⁶and in knowledge temperance, and in temperance endurance, and in endurance godliness,
⁷and in godliness brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection love:
⁸For these things being in you and abounding make [you] not idle nor unfruitful for the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:5‑8)

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1 John 3:14‑20• ¹⁴We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not the brother abideth in death.
¹⁵Every one that hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him.
¹⁶Herein we know love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down our lives.
¹⁷But whoso may have the world's means of living, and behold his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abideth the love of God in him?
¹⁸Dear children, let us not love with word nor with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
¹⁹And herein we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him,
²⁰that if our heart condemn us, [it is] that God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. (1 John 3:14‑20)

• They put on, therefore, as such, as elect, holy, beloved (Christ being their life), the character of Christ (“Colossians 3” by J.N. Darby)

• The putting on of these qualities is in the consciousness of the blessed place before God expressed in the words “elect of God, holy and beloved.” It is as such. Nor can we do it otherwise. It is in the sense of this wondrous favor that grace develops itself in our hearts. (“Colossians 3” by J.N. Darby)

• Hence, another garment, so to speak, is to be “put on” which manifests the character of the new man. This character change is illustrated typically in Elijah and Elisha. Elijah is a type of Christ who ascended into heaven and Elisha is a type of the believer. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death and Resurrection of Christ: Colossians 3:1-11” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Put ona therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

JND Translation Notes

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The aorist. "be in the state of having done it."

W. Kelly Translation

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Put on therefore, as elect of God, holy [and] beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, long-suffering;