Scripture about family togetherness9/17/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() 4:12.) Against Galatian teachers of circumcision, and Corinthian exalters of knowledge, the apostle had magnified the supremacy of love ( Galatians 5:6 1 Corinthians 8:1-3) and so against the Colossian mysticism and asceticism he sets it forth as the crown of spiritual perfection, the goal of human excellence (comp. (For "perfectness," see note on "perfect," Colossians 1:28 and comp. "Perfectness" is genitive of object, not of quality: love unifies the elements of Christian goodness and gives them in itself their "perfectness" ( Romans 13:10). 5) is made conspicuous by the Greek definite article - being that eminent, essential grace of Christian love ( Colossians 1:4, 8 Colossians 2:2 1 Corinthians 13 1 John 4:16, etc.). Love is the bond in the active sense, as that wherewith the constituents of a Christian character or the members of a Church are bound together: peace, in a passive sense, as that wherein the union consists (comp. ![]() Colossians 2:19.) In Ephesians 4:3 we have the "bond of peace" (see next verse). ![]() They lie within its circumference wanting it, they fall to pieces and are nothing. They imply love, but it is more than them all together. "love" is the substance or substratum of the Christian virtues in Galatians 5:22 it is their head and beginning here it is that which embraces and completes them. And over all these things (put on) love, which (thing) is the bond of perfectness ( Colossians 2:2 Ephesians 4:2, 3 Ephesians 5:1 Philippians 2:2 1 Corinthians 13 Galatians 5:13-15, 22 Romans 13:8-10 2 Peter 1:7 1 John 4:7-21 John 13:34, 35). This ties everything together perfectly.Īnd to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity.Ībove all, clothe yourselves with love, which ties everything together in unity.Īnd above all these things, love, which is a bond of the perfection,Īnd over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.Īnd to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.Ībove all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.Ībove all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.Īnd over all these put on love, which is the perfect bond of union Īnd above all these things, have love, which is a bond of the perfection, It is what ties everything completely together.īut above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection:Ībove all, be loving. Love is more important than anything else. Ībove all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.Ībove all, put on love-the perfect bond of unity.Īnd above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.Īnd with all these things, love, which is the bond of perfection. In addition to all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.īeyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.Īnd beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.Ībove all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.īeyond all these things put on and wrap yourselves in love, which is the perfect bond of unity. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.Ībove all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.Īnd above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.Īnd over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.Īnd beyond all these, put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.Īnd above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.īut above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. ![]()
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