Colossians 3:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

📖 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 kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.
• Mark 11:25 : 25 And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.
• Matt 6:14-15 : 14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven. 15 But if you do not let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will not have forgiveness from your Father for your sins.
• Rom 15:1-2 : 1 We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves. 2 Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong.
• Eph 4:2 : 2 With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;
• Jas 2:13 : 13 For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.
• 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.
• Col 3:12 : 12 As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;
• Rom 15:7 : 7 So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.
• 1 Cor 6:7-8 : 7 More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss? 8 So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.
• 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;
• 2 Cor 6:6 : 6 In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,
• Gal 6:2 : 2 Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.
• Matt 18:15-17 : 15 And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again. 16 But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain. 17 And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.
• Matt 18:21-35 : 21 Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times? 22 Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven. 23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants. 24 And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents. 25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all. 27 And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt. 28 But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt. 29 So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you. 30 And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt. 31 So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done. 32 Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me: 33 Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you? 34 And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt. 35 So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
• Matt 5:44 : 44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
• Matt 6:12 : 12 And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us.
• Luke 5:20-24 : 20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins. 21 And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only? 22 But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23 Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go? 24 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.
• Luke 6:35-37 : 35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts. 36 Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity. 37 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:
• Luke 7:48-50 : 48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins. 49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins? 50 And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.
• Luke 11:4 : 4 May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.
• Luke 17:3-4 : 3 Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness. 4 And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.
• Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.