George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Colossians 3:14
Above all these things have charity, the love of God, and of your neighbour, which is the bond of perfection, the end of all virtues, which unites the hearts of all to God. (Witham)
Above all these things have charity, the love of God, and of your neighbour, which is the bond of perfection, the end of all virtues, which unites the hearts of all to God. (Witham)
Verse 14. _AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS_] επι πασι δε τουτοις. _Upon all, over all_; as the _outer garment_ envelopes all the clothing, so let _charity_ or _love_ invest and encompass all the rest. Eve...
AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS - Over, or upon all these things; compare the notes at Ephesians 6:16. CHARITY - Love. Notes, 1 Corinthians 13:1. WHICH IS THE BOND OF PERFECTNESS - The bond o
III. THE PRACTICAL RESULTS: LIVING AS RISEN WITH CHRIST (3-4) CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The life hid with Christ in God (Colossians 3:1)_ 2. The contrast: The old man and the new man (Colossians 3:5) 3. Mani...
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE RISEN WITH CHRIST. Those who are risen with Christ must aspire to the things above, in the region of Christ's heavenly session at God's right hand. Their minds must be set, not on...
On top of all these things, clothe yourselves with love which is the perfect bond; and let the peace of God be the decider of all things within your hearts, for it is to that peace you were called, so...
THE RISEN LIFE (Colossians 3:1-4)...
ABOVE, App-104. CHARITY. the love. App-135. THE. a. BOND. See Colossians 2:19. PERFECTNESS, Greek. teleiotes. Only here and Hebrews 6:1. See App-125....
_above all these_things] Or, "_upon_all these things." Perhaps the words convey both the _supreme importance_of love, and its relation to other graces as their _embracing bond;_see just below. "Love i...
5–17. _The individual life_ Colossians 3:5-11. Negatively (together with a general description of the new life), for sins are inconsistent with the new self. Colossians 3:12-17. Positively, especial...
5–4:1. _Practical duties_ Colossians 3:5-17, in the individual life; Colossians 3:18_ to_ Colossians 4:1, in the social relations of a household....
Ὅ ἘΣΤΙΝ. So ABCGP. ὅς ἐστιν, א*D*. ἥτις, Text. Rec. with אcDbcKL, etc. Cf. Colossians 2:17. The feminine is so easy that it gives no cause for the others. Of them ὅς is easily explicable as an assimil...
ΈΠΊ (G1909) с _dat._ Предлог может значить "вдобавок к чему-л." "поверх всего прочего" или же может иметь элативное значение: "над всем" то есть любовь — самое важное моральное качество в жизни верующ...
DISCOURSE: 2186 CHRISTIAN CONSTANCY DISPLAYED Colossians 3:12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering; forbe...
PUT ON CHARITY,— _"Put on love,_ which is the bond of that perfect union which ought to reign in the body of Christ, and by which the whole church becomes perfect." See l John 4:12; John 4:18....
14. AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS _PUT ON_ LOVE, WHICH IS THE BOND OF PERFECTNESS. _Translation and Paraphrase_ 14. But upon (above) all things (put on) love, which is (the) bond (that holds all things...
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. ABOVE, [ epi (G1909) pasi (G3956)] - "over," as in Ephesians 6:16. CHARITY - the crowning grace whic...
__ Doctrinal Correction 15 Not only is the believer exempt from the authority of the apostles of the Circumcision, but, in spirit, he is beyond the reach of all human jurisdiction. Even before His r...
CHARITY] RV 'love.' BOND OF PERFECTNESS] the bond in which perfection consists. Love is the bond, in the sense that it binds Christians together (not the virtues). 18-COLOSSIANS 41. Reciprocal duties...
THE CHRISTIAN'S RISEN LIFE AND THE DUTIES IT ENTAILS 1-4. Resurrection with Christ and the heavenly life. PARAPHRASE] '(1) Seeing then that at your conversion you shared not Christ's death only, but...
CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COLOSSIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 3 HOW TO LIVE YOUR NEW LIFE WITH CHRIST V1 You hav...
[5. Practical Exhortation, General. (1) NEGATIVE. — To MORTIFY THE OLD MAN, by fleeing from — (_a_) _Uncleanness and lust_ (Colossians 3:5); (_b_) _Wrath and malice_ (Colossians 3:8); (_c_) _Fa...
(10-17) In these verses we have the corresponding positive exhortation, connected with the idea of resurrection with Christ, through which we put on the new man, holding Christ to be our all in all. O...
ABOVE ALL. — Properly, _over all — _as a bond or cincture to keep all together. Love is the general principle, harmonising all the special graces named above. THE BOND OF PERFECTNESS. — The bond of th...
CHAPTER 3 THE GARMENTS OF THE RENEWED SOUL Colossians 3:12 (R.V.) We need not repeat what has been already said as to the logic of the inference, You have put off the "old man," therefore put off th...
RESURRECTION WITH CHRIST MUST BE COMPLETED BY PARTICIPATION IN HIS HEAVENLY LIFE, WHICH THOUGH AT PRESENT CONCEALED, WILL NOT ALWAYS REMAIN SO. THIS LIFE WITH CHRIST IN HEAVEN DEMANDS THE DEATH OF THE...
ἐπὶ πᾶσι δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην : probably “over all these,” carrying on the metaphor of clothing, not “in addition to all”. These virtues are manifestations of love, but may be conceivably exhibited w...
LOVE, PEACE, AND PRAISE Colossians 3:12 The articles of the Christian's dress are enumerated here, and we need to refer to this list continually in order to be sure that none of them is missing from...
The believer is to "seek the things... above." The word "seek" marks aspiration, desire, and passion. The things above are those of the empire of Christ. In order to seek these things the mind must be...
The Christian's New Clothes The only way to keep sin's clothing off is to replace it with the new clothes of the Christian life (Matthew 12:43-45). Elect, holy and beloved are all terms used in the Ol...
And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the (h) bond of perfectness. (h) Which bonds and knits together all the duties that take place between men....
(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 m...
The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
_THE OUTER GARMENT_ ‘And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.’ Colossians 3:14 (R.V.) The Apostle shows that love is the outer garment which holds the others in the...
14._On account of all these things. _The rendering that has been given by others, “super omnia haec,” (_above _all these things,) instead of insuper , (_over and above_,) is, in my opinion, meagre. It...
Now begins the direct exhortations founded on the truth that has been developed, and adapted to the state in which the Colossians were; that is, viewed as risen with Christ, but not sitting in heavenl...
AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS,.... Bowels of mercies, kindness, c. PUT ON CHARITY, or brotherly love, for without this all is nothing they will only be done in show and appearance, in mere guise and hyp...
And above all these things _put on_ charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Ver. 14. _Above all these_] "Put on love," as the upper garment, the "parti-coloured coat," whereby all God's children a...
_And above all these things_ As including them all, and indeed being the source from whence they flow; _put on charity_ Την αγαπην, _love_, namely, to God, his people, and all mankind; _which is the b...
CHARITY; love. THE BOND OF PERFECTNESS; as binding together all the other graces into one whole, and thus making the Christian character complete. Love to God and to men, dependence on Christ, and a...
THE RULE OF GOD'S PEACE AND ITS EFFECT ON VARIOUS STATIONS IN LIFE. The Christians' conduct toward one another...
AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS, PUT ON CHARITY, WHICH IS THE BOND OF PERFECTNESS....
CHANGING THE OLD FOR THE NEW (vs.1-11) We have seen some practical exhortations mingled with the doctrine of this epistle. Now this chapter begins what is mainly practical instruction based on the t...
Putting on the New - 3:12-17 12THEREFORE, AS THE ELECT OF GOD, HOLY AND BELOVED, PUT ON TENDER MERCIES, KINDNESS, HUMILITY, MEEKNESS, LONGSUFFERING; Because none of the above distinctions are valid,...
AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS PUT ON LOVE, WHICH IS THE BOND OF PERFECTNESS. 'AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS' -'And upon all' (Robertson p. 504) 'does not mean most of all, but "over all". Love is pictured...
12-17 We must not only do no hurt to any, but do what good we can to all. Those who are the elect of God, holy and beloved, ought to be lowly and compassionate towards all. While in this world, where...
AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS PUT ON CHARITY: that which we render _above, _ as surpassing all, some read upon, or over, and some, for all these things, viz. the graces he exhorted them to be clothed wit...
Colossians 3:14 But G1161 above G1909 all G3956 things G5125 love G26 which G3748 is G2076 (G5748) bond...
‘And above all these things put on love which is the bond of perfectness.' ‘Above all these things.' Love is now declared to be the most important attribute of the Christian, for it sums up in itself...
‘Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, forbearing one another and forgiving each other. If any man have a compla...
2). WE ARE TO REVEAL THE NEW MAN IN OUR LIVES (COLOSSIANS 3:12). What follows is a brief practical summary of the Christian life which typifies the new man. Graciousness towards others, a forgiving sp...
Colossians 3:14. AND (or, ‘but;' the same being slightly in contrast with what precedes) ABOVE ILL THESE THINGS. Not simply ‘in addition to,' nor ‘above all,' in the colloquial sense, but ‘over' as on...
2. _General Exhortations_. We find here, though in much briefer form, substantially the same exhortations contained in Ephesians 4:17 to Ephesians 5:21. The section may be thus divided: (1.) Negative...
III. HORTATORY PART: LIVE AS THOSE SHOULD LIVE WHO WERE RAISED WITH CHRIST THE HEAD. (1.) Fellowship with the Exalted Christ the motive for the new life; Colossians 3:1-4. (Transitive paragraph.) (2....
AND ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS (επ πασιν δε τουτοις). "And upon all these things."PUT ON LOVE (την αγαπην). See Luke 3:20. The verb has to be supplied (ενδυσασθε) from verse Colossians 3:12 as the ac...
PERFECTNESS (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 5:48). _...
Colossians 3:1. _If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God._ Oh! how often we need to be called to this, for the flesh is grove...
Colossians 3:1. _If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth._ Th...
Colossians 3:1. _If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God._ Your Lord and Master has gone up to heaven. You profess that he re...
CONTENTS: Believer's union with Christ here and hereafter, and the fruit of such union. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: The true believer is united with Christ in a union which can never b...
Colossians 3:1. _If ye then be risen with Christ,_ above the darkness and torpor of the present world, as in Colossians 2:20, live in conformity to your hope, by seeking _those things that are above._...
AND TO ALL THESE ADD. As you would put on a coat to keep out the cold wind. LOVE. AGAPE. This kind of love is not an emotion, but a deliberate act of decision. Love makes it easy to be helpful and to...
_And above all these things put on charity._ THE GRACE OF CHARITY I. Charity is the greatest of graces in the width and extent of its sphere. Other graces have particular things with which they are m...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 3:14 Above all else, Christians are called on to LOVE one another (see 1 Corinthians 13:1). Binds...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 3:12 Paul calls the Colossians to a holy lifestyle, consistent with their new identity. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 3:14. ABOVE ALL THESE THINGS PUT ON CHARITY.—Reminding us of the exalted place which the queenly virtue holds in St. Paul’s triad. As the outermost dress of...
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 3:1 SECTION VII. THE TRUE CHRISTIAN LIFE. The apostle, having delivered his attack on the system of error inculcated at Colossae, now passes from the controversial to the more...
So then, If then you are risen with Christ [If you are risen with Christ... going back to buried with Christ in baptism, now risen with Him], seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth a...
1 Corinthians 13:1; 1 John 3:23; 1 John 4:21; 1 John 4:7; 1 Peter 4:8
Above all (ejpi pasin). According to the metaphor of the garment. Over all, like an upper garment, put on, etc. Charity. See on 1 Corinthians 13:1. Bond of perfectness [σ υ ν δ ε σ μ ο ς τ η ς τ ε λ...
THE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS Colossians 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Seven pairs of things: 1. Things above, and things on the earth (Colossians 3:2). 2. Things seen, and things not seen (2 Cori
The love of God contains the whole of Christian perfection, and connects all the parts of it together....
Still our apostle makes use of the former metaphor, comparing the graces of the holy Spirit to garments, which he exhorts Christians to put on; he had mentioned the putting on of mercy, meekness, humi...