Focused Passage

Colossians 3:12-17

Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New

Paul moves from the believer's risen identity with Christ, to killing the old earthly life, to putting on the new humanity, to corporate peace, word-shaped worship, thankful living, household order, and work done under the lordship of Christ.

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12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

14And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.

16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

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Verse 12

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ThereforeοὖνG3767ConjunctionasὡςG5613Adverb[the] electἐκλεκτοὶG1588Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularholyἅγιοιG40Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelovedἠγαπημένοιG25Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralclothe yourselves withἘνδύσασθεG1746Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluralheartsσπλάγχναG4698Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof compassionοἰκτιρμοῦG3628Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularkindnessχρηστότηταG5544Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularhumilityταπεινοφροσύνηνG5012Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulargentlenessπραΰτηταG4240Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] patienceμακροθυμίανG3115Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

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Bear withἀνεχόμενοιG430Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralone anotherἀλλήλωνG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionforgiveχαριζόμενοιG5483Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural-ἑαυτοῖςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvἐάνG1437Conjunction[any]τιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularcomplaintμομφήνG3437Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularyou may haveἔχῃG2192Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularagainstπρόςG4314Prepositionsomeone elseτιναG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvοὕτωςG3779AdverbvvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionForgiveὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralasκαθὼςG2531Adverb. . .καὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularforgaveἐχαρίσατοG5483Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 14

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AndδὲG1161ConjunctionoverἐπὶG1909PrepositionallπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter Pluralthese [virtues]τούτοιςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular[put on] loveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] bondσύνδεσμοςG4886Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof perfect unityτελειότητοςG5047Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 15

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-καὶG2532Conjunction{Let} theG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularpeaceεἰρήνηG1515Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularruleβραβευέτωG1018Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαιςG2588Noun - Dative Feminine Plural[for] toεἰςG1519PrepositionthisἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionyou were calledἐκλήθητεG2564Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Pluralas members ofἐνG1722PrepositiononeἑνὶG1520Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularbodyσώματιG4983Noun - Dative Neuter SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionbeγίνεσθεG1096Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralthankfulεὐχάριστοιG2170Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 16

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{Let} theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwordλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularrichlyπλουσίωςG4146AdverbdwellἐνοικείτωG1774Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithinἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralas you teachδιδάσκοντεςG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionadmonishνουθετοῦντεςG3560Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralone anotherἑαυτοὺςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralwithἐνG1722PrepositionallπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularwisdomσοφίᾳG4678Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[and] as you singᾄδοντεςG103Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralpsalmsψαλμοῖςG5568Noun - Dative Masculine PluralhymnsὕμνοιςG5215Noun - Dative Masculine Plural[and] spiritualπνευματικαῖςG4152Adjective - Dative Feminine PluralsongsᾠδαῖςG5603Noun - Dative Feminine PluralwithἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulargratitudeχάριτιG5485Noun - Dative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralheartsκαρδίαιςG2588Noun - Dative Feminine PluraltoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 17

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhateverπᾶνG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .τιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .ἐὰνG1437Conjunctionyou doποιῆτεG4160Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionwordλόγῳG3056Noun - Dative Masculine SingularorG2228Conjunction-ἐνG1722PrepositiondeedἔργῳG2041Noun - Dative Neuter Singular[do it] allπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] nameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine Singulargiving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςG2168Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular[the] FatherΠατρὶG3962Noun - Dative Masculine Singularthroughδι’G1223PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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