Passage
Colossians 3.14
Book: Colossians · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"12. Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13. forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:"
"14. and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness."
"15. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God." (Colossians 3:12-16, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"12. Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; 13. bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do."
"14. Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection."
"15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord." (Colossians 3:12-16, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. quarrel: or, complaint"
"14. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness."
"15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." (Colossians 3:12-16, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"12. Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering, 13. forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you, so also ye;"
"14. and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,"
"15. and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;" (Colossians 3:12-16, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: Paul the Apostle (imprisonment) + Timothy
- Audience: Christian believers in Colossae (Asia Minor)
- Location: composed during Roman imprisonment
- Time period: composed c. AD 60-62
Theological reading
Key words
- G0026 - agape, agape (Strong's G26). Also appears in: John 5, John 13.34-35, John 15.9.
- G3956 - pas, pas (Strong's G3956). Also appears in: Matthew 1, Matthew 2.1-6, Matthew 2.16.
Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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