Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. New Living Translation Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. English Standard Version bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Berean Standard Bible Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Berean Literal Bible bearing with each other and forgiving each other. If anyone should have a complaint against another, even as also the Lord has forgiven you, so also you. King James Bible Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. New King James Version bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. New American Standard Bible bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also. NASB 1995 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. NASB 1977 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Legacy Standard Bible bearing with one another, and graciously forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord graciously forgave you, so also should you. Amplified Bible bearing graciously with one another, and willingly forgiving each other if one has a cause for complaint against another; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so should you forgive. Christian Standard Bible bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive. Holman Christian Standard Bible accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive. American Standard Version forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And be forbearing one to another and forgiving one another. But if anyone has an outrage against his neighbor, forgive just as The Messiah has forgiven you, Contemporary English Version Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you. Douay-Rheims Bible Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another: even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also. English Revised Version forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: GOD'S WORD® Translation Put up with each other, and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Good News Translation Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you. International Standard Version Be tolerant of one another and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also should forgive. Literal Standard Version bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if anyone may have a quarrel with anyone, as the Christ also forgave you—so also you; Majority Standard Bible Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as Christ forgave you. New American Bible bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. NET Bible bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others. New Revised Standard Version Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. New Heart English Bible bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as the Lord forgave you, so you also do. Webster's Bible Translation Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man hath a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Weymouth New Testament bearing with one another and readily forgiving each other, if any one has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also must forgive. World English Bible bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do. Young's Literal Translation forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Putting on the New Self…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.… Cross References Proverbs 19:11 A man's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God. Ephesians 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. Treasury of Scripture Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you. Forbearing. Romans 15:1,2 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves… 2 Corinthians 6:6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. forgiving. Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; Matthew 6:12,14,15 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors… Matthew 18:21-35 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? … quarrel. Matthew 18:15-17 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother… 1 Corinthians 6:7,8 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? … even. Luke 5:20-24 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee… Luke 7:48-50 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven… 2 Corinthians 2:10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Jump to Previous Bear Bearing Christ Complaint Forbearing Forgave Forgive Forgiven Forgiveness Forgiving Gentle Grievance Other Quarrel Readily Whatever WrongJump to Next Bear Bearing Christ Complaint Forbearing Forgave Forgive Forgiven Forgiveness Forgiving Gentle Grievance Other Quarrel Readily Whatever WrongColossians 3 1. He shows where we should seek Christ.5. He exhorts to holiness; 10. to put off the old self, and put on Christ; 12. exhorting to charity, humility, 18. and other duties. (13) Even as Christ forgave you.--The MS. authority is in favour of the word "Lord" instead of Christ; but since the name "Lord" is specially applied to Christ in these Epistles (see, for example, Ephesians 4:5) there is no real difference. In Ephesians 4:31 we have "God in Christ forgave you," because there the example of Christ, as Son of Man, is afterwards to be set forth emphatically as an example of self-sacrifice (Colossians 3:2), and hence the free mercy of forgiveness is naturally attributed to "God in Christ." Here, in accordance with the emphatic exaltation of Christ, as all in all, the simpler phrase "Christ (or, the Lord) forgave you" is employed.Verse 13. - Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other (literally, yourselves), if any one have a complaint against any (Ephesians 4:1, 2, 32; Ephesians 5:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; 1 Corinthians 6:7, 8; 2 Corinthians 2:10; Matthew 6:14, 15; Matthew 18:21-35; Mark 11:25; Luke 17:3, 4). (On "bearing with" or "forbearing," see 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 11:19, 20; Matthew 17:17.) It is ascribed to God, with "long-suffering," especially as shown in his dealing with the sins of men before the coming of Christ (Romans 2:4; Romans 3:26: comp. Acts 17:30). Long suffering may be shown towards all who do us injury; forbearance especially towards those from whom regard or obedience is due. It falls short of forgiveness, which can only ensue on repentance (Luke 17:3, 4: comp. Romans 3:25, 26; Acts 17:30). The change of pronoun in the two participial clauses appears also in Ephesians 4:2 and 32: the first is reciprocal, but the second is reflexive, implying the oneness of the forgiving and the forgiven party. Forgiving a Christian brother, it is as though a man were forgiving himself (comp. vers. 14, 15; Galatians 6:1; Romans 12:5; Romans 15:5-7; and the same variation in 1 Peter 4:8-10). "Forgive" is literally "to grant grace," used of Divine forgiveness m Colossians 2:13 (see note). The words, "if any have any complaint," etc., would certainly apply to Philemon as against Onesimus (Philemon 1:18, 19: comp. 2 Corinthians 2:5-11; Mark 11:25). Even as the Lord (or, Christ) forgave you, so also ye (Colossians 2:13; Ephesians 4:32; Ephesians 1:7; Romans 3:24-26; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Acts 13:38; Acts 5:31; 1 John 1:9; Matthew 9:1-8; Matthew 18:27; Exodus 34:6, 7; Psalm 103:3). This argument is latent in the appeal to the "elect" and "beloved" of ver. 12. The evidence for the alternative readings, "Lord" and "Christ," is nearly equal in weight. In any case, the "Lord" is "Christ" in this passage (Colossians 2:6; Colossians 3:17, 24): and that he forgave (comp. Colossians 1:20, note) is quite consistent with the assertion that God forgave (Colossians 2:13), for God forgave "in Christ" (Ephesians 4:32). So "God in Christ reconciled" (2 Corinthians 5:19); and yet "Christ reconciled us" (Colossians 1:20, 21; Ephesians 2:16). "Forgiving," supplied in thought from previous context, completes the sense of "so also ye" (Meyer, Alford, Ellicott). To suppose an ellipsis of the imperative, with Light foot and the English Version ("do ye"), is needlessly to break the structure of the sentence. Ver. 14 shows that the leading imperative, "put on," of ver. 12 is still in the writer's mind. For the reciprocal double καί ("even.., also"), comp. Colossians 1:6 or Romans 1:13; it is characteristic of the writer. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Bear withἀνεχόμενοι (anechomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 430: To endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist. each other ἀλλήλων (allēlōn) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. forgive χαριζόμενοι (charizomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5483: (a) To show favor to, (b) To pardon, forgive, (c) To show kindness. [any] τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. complaint μομφήν (momphēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3437: A complaint, fault, blame. From memphomai; blame, i.e., a fault. you may have ἔχῃ (echē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. against πρός (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. one another. τινα (tina) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. Forgive ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord Κύριος (Kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. forgave ἐχαρίσατο (echarisato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5483: (a) To show favor to, (b) To pardon, forgive, (c) To show kindness. you. ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Links Colossians 3:13 NIVColossians 3:13 NLT Colossians 3:13 ESV Colossians 3:13 NASB Colossians 3:13 KJV Colossians 3:13 BibleApps.com Colossians 3:13 Biblia Paralela Colossians 3:13 Chinese Bible Colossians 3:13 French Bible Colossians 3:13 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Colossians 3:13 Bearing with one another and forgiving each (Coloss. Col Co) |
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