Verse List for COL 3:14

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Then over all of those, ‘dress’ in love which is the perfect connection to others.

OET-LV And over all these things, the put _on love, which is the_bond of_ the _perfection.

ULT But above all these things, love, which is the bond of perfection.

UST Finally, what is more important than everything I have said so far is that you love one another. By doing this you will unite yourselves together, just as God has called you to do.

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

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

BLB And beyond all these, put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

AICNT Above all these, love, which is the bond of perfection.

OEB Over all these virtues put on love; for that is the belt which makes all complete.

WEBBE & WMBB Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

MSG ^(12-14)So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

NET And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.

LSV and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,

FBV Above all, love one another, which is the perfect bond that will hold you together.

TCNT Above all, put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

T4T And what is more important than all of these is that you love one another, because by doing that you will be perfectly united together.

LEB And to all these things add love, which is the bond of perfection.

BBE And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

Moff And above all you must be loving, for love is the link of the perfect life.

Wymth And over all these put on love, which is the perfect bond of union;

ASV and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

DRA But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection:

YLT and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,

Drby And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

RV and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

SLT And over all these, love, which is the bond of completion.

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

KJB-1769 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

KJB-1611 And aboue all these things put on charitie, which is the bond of perfectnesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And aboue all thynges put on loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse.
(And above all things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.)

Gnva And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.
(And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectnes.)

Cvdl But aboue all thinges put on loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse.
(But above all things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.)

TNT Above all these thinges put on love which is the bonde of parfectnes.
(Above all these things put on love which is the bond of parfectnes.)

Wycl And vpon alle these thingis haue ye charite, that is the boond of perfeccioun.
(And upon all these things have ye/you_all charity, that is the bond of perfeccioun.)

Luth Über alles aber ziehet an die Liebe, die da ist das Band der Vollkommenheit.
(Over all/everything but pulls at/to the love(n), the there is the band/group the/of_the Vollkommenheit.)

ClVg Super omnia autem hæc, caritatem habete, quod est vinculum perfectionis:[fn]
(Above/Over everything however these_things, charity have, that it_is bond/fetter perfection:)

SR-GNT Ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις, τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅ ἐστιν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος. ‡

UGNT ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις, τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅ ἐστιν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.

SBL-GNT ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην, ⸀ὅ ἐστιν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.

RP-GNT ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην, ἥτις ἐστὶν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.

TC-GNT ἐπὶ πᾶσι δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην, [fn]ἥτις ἐστὶ σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.