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Colossians 3:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Colossians 3:14

Verse 14 of 25

Scripture focus

And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Colossians 3:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Colossians 3:14

Theological / Devotional

Charity. Gr. agape. See on Matthew 5:43; 1 Corinthians 13:1. That which should bind together all other qualities is love. No matter how high may be the profession of the nominal Christian, if his soul is not filled with love for God and for his fellow men, he is not a true disciple of Christ (see on 1 Corinthians 13:1-3).

Bond. Gr. sundesmos, “that which binds together,” “a bond.” In Colossians 2:19 sundesmos is used of the ligaments of the body. Love binds together into a perfect unity the qualities of the individual Christian and the various members of the mystic body of Christ.

Perfectness. Or, “maturity.” Each in his own sphere is to attain to the highest development. “First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn” (Mark 4:28). As God is perfect in His sphere, so must the Christian be in his (see Matthew 5:48; COL 65; AA 531).

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