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Col. 3:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
above
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
these things
toutois (Greek #5125)
to (for, in, with or by) these (persons or things)
KJV usage: such, them, there(-in, -with), these, this, those.
Pronounce: too'-toice
Origin: dative case plural masculine or neuter of 3778
put on charity
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
agape (Greek #26)
love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast
KJV usage: (feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.
Pronounce: ag-ah'-pay
Origin: from 25
q, which
hostis (Greek #3748)
which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same
KJV usage: X and (they), (such) as, (they) that, in that they, what(-soever), whereas ye, (they) which, who(-soever). Compare 3754.
Pronounce: hos'-tis
Origin: ἥτις (hay'-tis), and the neuter ὅτι (hot'-ee) from 3739 and 5100
is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
r the bond
sundesmos (Greek #4886)
a joint tie, i.e. ligament, (figuratively) uniting principle, control
KJV usage: band, bond.
Pronounce: soon'-des-mos
Origin: from 4862 and 1199
of perfectness
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
teleiotes (Greek #5047)
(the state) completeness (mentally or morally)
KJV usage: perfection(-ness).
Pronounce: tel-i-ot'-ace
Origin: from 5046
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1 Peter 4:8• 8and before all things having your love toward each other fervent, for love covereth a multitude of sins; (1 Peter 4:8)
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1 Cor. 13:2,8,13• 2And if I have prophecy, and know all the mysteries and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith so as to remove mountains, yet have not love, I am nothing.
 8Love never faileth, but whether prophecies, they shall be done away; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall be done away.
 13But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but [the] greater of these [is] love. (1 Cor. 13:2,8,13)

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Ministry on This Verse

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charity.
Col. 2:2• 2that their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding unto full knowledge of the mystery of God, (Col. 2:2)
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John 13:34• 34A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; even as I loved you, that ye also love one another. (John 13:34)
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John 15:12• 12This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I loved you. (John 15:12)
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Rom. 13:8• 8To none owe anything unless to love one another; for he that loveth the other hath fulfilled law. (Rom. 13:8)
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1 Cor. 13:1‑13• 1If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, yet have not love, I am become sounding brass and a clanging cymbal.
 2And if I have prophecy, and know all the mysteries and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith so as to remove mountains, yet have not love, I am nothing.
 3And if I should dole out in food all my substance, and if I should deliver my body that I might be burned, and have not love, I am nothing profited.
 4Love is long-suffering, is kind; love is not emulous, is not vain-glorious, is not puffed up,
 5doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not its own things, is not easily provoked, reckoneth not the evil,
 6rejoiceth not over iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth,
 7beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
 8Love never faileth, but whether prophecies, they shall be done away; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall be done away.
 9For in part we know, and in part we prophesy;
 10but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
 11When I was a child, I talked as a child, I thought as a child, I reckoned as a child; when I am become a man, I have done with the things of a child.
 12For we see now through a mirror in a dark form, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall fully know, even as I also was fully known.
 13But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but [the] greater of these [is] love. (1 Cor. 13:1‑13)
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Eph. 5:2• 2even as the Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for an odour of sweet smell. (Eph. 5:2)
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1 Thess. 4:9• 9Now concerning brotherly love, ye have no need that we write to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another; (1 Thess. 4:9)
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1 Tim. 1:5• 5Now the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned; (1 Tim. 1:5)
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1 Peter 4:8• 8and before all things having your love toward each other fervent, for love covereth a multitude of sins; (1 Peter 4:8)
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2 Peter 1:7• 7and in godliness brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection love: (2 Peter 1:7)
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1 John 3:23• 23And this is his commandment, that we believe the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he gave us commandment. (1 John 3:23)
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1 John 4:21• 21And this commandment have we from him, that he that loveth God love also his brother. (1 John 4:21)
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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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Eph. 4:3• 3using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace: (Eph. 4:3)
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1 John 4:7‑12• 7Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God; and every one that loveth hath been begotten of God, and knoweth God.
 8He that loveth not knew not God, because God is love.
 9Herein was manifested the love of God in us, that God hath sent His only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
 10Herein is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us, and sent his Son [as] propitiation for our sins.
 11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
 12No one hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love hath been perfected in us. (1 John 4:7‑12)
• "And above all these things put on charity," because this is, as nothing else can be, the fullest sign of that which God is Himself, the energy of His nature. (“Colossians 3” by W. Kelly)
• This is the girdle, so to speak, that holds the new garment in place. (“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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And to all these add love, which is the bond of perfectness.

W. Kelly Translation

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and in addition to all these, love, which is [the] bond of perfectness.