Colossians 3:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην, ἥτις ἐστιν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.

Transliteration

Epi pasin de these the agapēn, which estin syndesmos of the teleiotētos.

Grammar Details

• *epi*: preposition with dative - upon/over/in addition to
• *pasin*: dative, neuter, plural - all things
• *de*: continuative/transitional particle - and/but/now
• *toutois*: dative, neuter, plural, demonstrative pronoun - these
• *agapēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - love
• *hētis*: relative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - which
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *syndesmos*: nominative, masculine, singular - bond/ligament
• *teleiotētos*: genitive, feminine, singular - of perfection/completeness

Word Meanings

• *agapēn*: love/charity/benevolence
• *syndesmos*: bond/binding/unifying force/ligament
• *teleiotētos*: perfection/completeness/maturity

Referenced Verses

• Eph 4:3 : 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
• 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
• 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
• 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
• John 13:34 : 34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
• Rom 13:8 : 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
• 1 Cor 13:1-9 : 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
• Eph 1:4 : 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
• John 15:12 : 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
• John 17:23 : 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
• Col 2:2 : 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
• 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
• Heb 6:1 : 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
• 2 Pet 1:7 : 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
• 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
• 1 John 4:7-9 : 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.