Colossians 3:13

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων, καὶ χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς, ἐάν τις πρός τινα ἔχῃ μομφήν: καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἐχαρίσατο ὑμῖν, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς.

Transliteration

Anechomenoi of allēlōn, and charizomenoi to heautois, if tis against tina echē momphēn: even as also the Christos echarisato to you, thus also you.

Grammar Details

• *anechomenoi*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - bearing with/enduring
• *allēlōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of one another
• *charizomenoi*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - forgiving
• *heautois*: dative, masculine, plural, reflexive pronoun - to yourselves/one another
• *ean*: conditional particle - if
• *tis*: nominative, masculine, singular, indefinite pronoun - anyone
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - against/toward
• *tina*: accusative, masculine, singular, indefinite pronoun - anyone
• *echē*: present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might have
• *momphēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - complaint/blame
• *kathōs*: comparative adverb - even as
• *Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ
• *echarisato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - forgave/graciously gave
• *hymin*: dative, 2nd person plural pronoun - to you
• *houtōs*: demonstrative adverb - thus/so
• *hymeis*: nominative, 2nd person plural pronoun - you

Word Meanings

• *anechomenoi*: bearing with/enduring/putting up with
• *charizomenoi*: forgiving/showing grace to/being gracious to
• *momphēn*: complaint/blame/grievance
• *echarisato*: forgave/graciously gave/showed favor

Referenced Verses

• Eph 4:32 : 32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
• Mark 11:25 : 25 And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
• Matt 6:14-15 : 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
• Rom 15:1-2 : 1 Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.
• Eph 4:2 : 2 with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
• Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment [is] without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.
• 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:
• Eph 5:2 : 2 and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
• Col 3:12 : 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
• Rom 15:7 : 7 Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.
• 1 Cor 6:7-8 : 7 Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded? 8 Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren.
• 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 But to whom ye forgive anything, I [forgive] also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes [have I forgiven it] in the presence of Christ;
• 2 Cor 6:6 : 6 in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,
• Gal 6:2 : 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
• Matt 18:15-17 : 15 And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16 But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. 17 And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.
• Matt 18:21-35 : 21 Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not [wherewith] to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. 28 But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. 29 So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. 30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due. 31 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me: 33 shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. 35 So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.
• Matt 5:44 : 44 but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
• Matt 6:12 : 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
• Luke 5:20-24 : 20 And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 22 But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, Why reason ye in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? 24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house.
• Luke 6:35-37 : 35 But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. 36 Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:
• Luke 7:48-50 : 48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins? 50 And he said unto the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
• Luke 11:4 : 4 And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.
• Luke 17:3-4 : 3 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
• Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.