Colossians 3:14

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And aboue all thynges put on loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse.

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  • Eph 4:3 : 3 Endeuoryng to kepe the vnitie of the spirite in the bonde of peace:
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 But the ende of the commaundement, is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, & of fayth vnfaigned.
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also.
  • John 13:34 : 34 A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another.
  • Rom 13:8 : 8 Owe nothyng to no man, but to loue one another: (For he that loueth another, hath fulfylled the lawe.
  • 1 Cor 13:1-9 : 1 Though I speake with the tongues of men and of Angels, and haue not loue, I am as soundyng brasse, or as a tincklyng Cimball: 2 And though I coulde prophesie, and vnderstoode all secretes, and all knowledge: Yea, if I had all fayth, so that I coulde moue mountaynes out of their places, and haue not loue, I were nothyng. 3 And though I bestowe all my goodes to feede the poore, and though I geue my body that I burned, and haue not loue, it profiteth me nothyng. 4 Loue suffreth long, and is curteous: Loue enuieth not, loue doth not frowardely, swelleth not, 5 Dealeth not dishonestlie, seeketh not her owne, is not prouoked to anger, thynketh none euyll, 6 Reioyceth not in iniquitie: bur reioyceth in the trueth: 7 Suffreth all thynges, beleueth all thynges, hopeth all thynges, endureth all thynges. 8 Though ye prophesiynges fayle, other tongues ceasse, or knowledge vanishe away, yet loue falleth neuer away. 9 For our knowledge is vnperfect, and our prophesiyng is vnperfect: 10 But when that which is perfect, is come, then that which is vnperfect shalbe done away. 11 When I was a chylde, I spake as a childe, I vnderstode as a childe, I imagined as a chylde: But assoone as I was a man, I put away chyldishnesse. 12 Nowe we see in a glasse, euen in a darke speakyng: but then shall we see face to face. Nowe I knowe vnperfectly: but then shall I knowe euen as I am knowen. 13 Nowe abydeth fayth, hope, and loue, these three, but the chiefe of these is loue.
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 According as he had chosen vs in hym before the foundation of the world, that we shoulde be holy, and without blame before hym, through loue.
  • John 15:12 : 12 This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you.
  • John 17:23 : 23 I in them, and thou in me: that they may be made perfecte in one, and that the worlde may knowe that thou hast sent me, and hast loued them, as thou hast loued me.
  • Col 2:2 : 2 That their heartes myght be comforted, beyng knyt together in loue, and in al riches of certaintie of vnderstanding, to knowe the misterie of God, and of the father, and of Christe,
  • 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.
  • Heb 6:1 : 1 Therefore leauyng the doctrine of the begynnyng of Christe, let vs go foorth vnto perfection, not laying agayne the foundatio of repentaunce from dead workes, and of fayth towarde God,
  • 2 Pet 1:7 : 7 In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue.
  • 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.
  • 1 John 4:7-9 : 7 Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue. 9 In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym. 10 Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes. 11 Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another. 12 No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

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  • 1 Pet 4:8
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    8 But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.

  • Col 3:8-13
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    8 But nowe put ye of also all, wrath, fiercenesse, maliciousnesse, blasphemie, filthie comunication out of your mouth.

    9 Lye not one to another, seyng that ye haue put of ye olde man with his workes:

    10 Hauyng put on the newe man, which is renued into the knowledge after the image of hym that made hym,

    11 Where is neither Greke nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Sythian, bonde, free: but Christe is all, and in all.

    12 Put on therfore (as the elect of God, holy and beloued) bowels of mercie, kyndenesse, humblenesse of mynde, mekenesse, long sufferyng,

    13 Forbearyng one another, and forgeuyng one another, yf any man haue a quarel agaynst any: euen as Christe forgaue you, so also do ye.

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14 Let al your thinges be done with loue.

  • Col 3:15-17
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    15 And let the peace of God haue the victorie in your heartes, to the which also we are called in one body: And see that ye be thankefull.

    16 Let the worde of God dwell in you richly in all wisdome, teachyng and admonisshyng your owne selues, in psalmes, and hymmes, and spirituall songes, singyng with grace in your heartes to the Lorde.

    17 And whatsoeuer ye do in worde or deede, do all in the name of the Lorde Iesus, geuyng thankes to God and the father by hym.

  • Eph 4:2-3
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    2 With all lowlynesse & mekenesse, with long sufferyng, forbearyng one another in loue.

    3 Endeuoryng to kepe the vnitie of the spirite in the bonde of peace:

  • 2 Pet 1:7
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    7 In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8 In conclusion, be ye all of one minde, of one heart, loue as brethren, be pitiful, be curteous,

  • 1 Cor 13:3-4
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    3 And though I bestowe all my goodes to feede the poore, and though I geue my body that I burned, and haue not loue, it profiteth me nothyng.

    4 Loue suffreth long, and is curteous: Loue enuieth not, loue doth not frowardely, swelleth not,

  • Eph 4:31-32
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    31 Let all bytternesse, and fiercenesse, & wrath, and crying, and euyll speakyng, be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.

    32 Be ye curteous one to another, merciful, forgeuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you.

  • 1 Cor 13:13
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    13 Nowe abydeth fayth, hope, and loue, these three, but the chiefe of these is loue.

  • Rom 13:14
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    14 But put ye on ye Lorde Iesus Christe. And make not prouision for the fleshe, to the lustes therof.

  • Eph 4:24
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    24 And to put on that newe man, which after God is shapen, in righteousnesse & holynesse of trueth.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19 Let vs therfore folowe those thynges which make for peace, & thynges wherwith one may edifie another.

  • 1 Cor 13:7
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    7 Suffreth all thynges, beleueth all thynges, hopeth all thynges, endureth all thynges.

  • 2 Cor 13:11
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    11 Finally brethren, fare well, be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mynde, lyue in peace, and the God of loue and peace shalbe with you.

  • 1 Cor 14:1
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    1 Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes but most chiefelie that ye may prophesie.

  • Gal 5:13-14
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    13 For brethren, ye haue ben called into libertie: Only let not libertie be an occasio to the flesshe, but by loue serue one another.

    14 For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, which is this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.

  • 2 Thess 1:3
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    3 We are bound to thanke God alwayes for you brethren, as it is meete, because that your fayth groweth exceedyngly, and the loue of euery one of you toward another aboundeth:

  • Eph 4:15-16
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    69%

    15 But folowyng trueth in loue, let vs growe vp into him in all thynges whiche is the head, Christ:

    16 In whom all the body beyng coupled and knit together by euery ioynt of subministration, accordyng to the effectuall power in ye measure of euery part, maketh increase of the body, vnto the edifiyng of it selfe in loue.

  • Rom 12:10
    69%

    10 Affectioned one to another with brotherly loue, in geuyng honour, go one before another.

  • Phil 2:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2 Fulfyl ye my ioy, that ye be lyke mynded, hauyng the same loue, being of one accorde, of one mynde,

    3 Let nothyng be done through stryfe or vayne glorie, but in mekenesse of mynde euery man esteeme one ye other better then hym selfe.

  • Phil 1:9
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    9 And this I pray, that your loue may abounde yet more and more in knowledge, and in all vnderstandyng:

  • Phil 3:15
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    15 Let vs therfore as many as be perfect, be thus mynded, and if ye be otherwyse mynded, God shall reueale the same also vnto you.

  • 1 Tim 1:5
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    5 But the ende of the commaundement, is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, & of fayth vnfaigned.

  • 1 Thess 3:12
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    12 And the Lorde encrease you, & make you abounde in loue one towarde another, and towarde all men, euen as we also towarde you,

  • Gal 6:2
    69%

    2 Beare ye one anothers burthen, and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe.

  • Phil 4:7-8
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    7 And the peace of God, which passeth all vnderstandyng, shall kepe your heartes and myndes through Christe Iesus.

    8 Furthermore brethren, whatsoeuer, thynges are true, whatsoeuer thynges (are) honest, whatsoeuer thynges (are) iuste, whatsoeuer thynges (are) pure, whatsoeuer thynges pertayne to loue, whatsoeuer thynges (are) of honest report: If there be any vertue, & yf there be any prayse, thynke on these thynges:

  • Col 2:2
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    2 That their heartes myght be comforted, beyng knyt together in loue, and in al riches of certaintie of vnderstanding, to knowe the misterie of God, and of the father, and of Christe,

  • 1 Cor 12:31
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    31 Couet after the best giftes: And yet shew I vnto you a more excellent way.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8 Wherfore, though I myght be much bolde in Christe, to inioyne thee that which is conuenient:

  • Heb 13:1
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    1 Let brotherly loue continue.

  • Gal 3:27
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    27 For all ye that are baptized, haue put on Christe.

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    22 Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye:

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    22 But the fruite of the spirite is, loue, ioye, peace, long sufferyng, gentlenesse, goodnesse, fayth,

  • Col 4:12
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    12 Epaphras which is of you, a seruaunt of Christe, saluteth you, alwayes labouryng feruently for you in prayers, that ye may stande perfect and fylled in all the wyll of God.

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    2 Set your affection on thynges aboue, not on thinges on the earth.