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Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12
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As God's chosen people, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Explanation

Paul has told believers to take off the old self like old clothes (3:8-9). Now he tells them what to put on. They do this because of who they are: chosen, holy and loved by God.

Original language
  • Ἐνδύσασθε (Endusasthe): to put on
    Greek · Verb, aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural · Strong's G1746 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Put on, clothe yourselves.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 1

  • ἐκλεκτοὶ (eklektoi): select
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G1588 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Chosen, elect.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 4

  • ἅγιοι (hagioi): holy
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G0040G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Holy.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 7

  • ἠγαπημένοι (ēgapēmenoi): to love
    Greek · Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G0025 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Beloved.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 9

  • οἰκτιρμοῦ (oiktirmou): compassion
    Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · Strong's G3628 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Of compassion.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 11

  • χρηστότητα (chrēstotēta): kindness
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · Strong's G5544 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Kindness.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 12

  • ταπεινοφροσύνην (tapeinophrosunēn): humility
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · Strong's G5012 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Humility.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 13

  • πραΰτητα (prautēta): gentleness
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · Strong's G4236 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Gentleness.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 14

  • μακροθυμίαν· (makrothumian): patience
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · Strong's G3115 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Patience.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Colossians 3:12, word 15

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Original language (Greek)

Ἐνδύσασθε οὖν, ὡς ἐκλεκτοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιοι καὶ ἠγαπημένοι, σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ, χρηστότητα, ταπεινοφροσύνην, πραΰτητα, μακροθυμίαν·

  1. ἘνδύσασθεEndusasthe“do put on”
    Verb, aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἐνδύω · “to put on” · Strong's G1746
  2. οὖν,oun“therefore,”
    Conjunction · from οὖν · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  4. ἐκλεκτοὶeklektoi“[the] elect”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐκλεκτός · “select” · Strong's G1588
  5. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  7. ἅγιοιhagioi“holy”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. ἠγαπημένοι,ēgapēmenoi“beloved,”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  10. σπλάγχναsplagchna“hearts”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from σπλάγχνον · “affection/entrails” · Strong's G4698
  11. οἰκτιρμοῦ,oiktirmou“of compassion,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οἰκτιρμός · “compassion” · Strong's G3628
  12. χρηστότητα,chrēstotēta“kindness,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χρηστότης · “kindness” · Strong's G5544
  13. ταπεινοφροσύνην,tapeinophrosunēn“humility,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ταπεινοφροσύνη · “humility” · Strong's G5012
  14. πραΰτητα,prautēta“gentleness,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πραΰτης · “gentleness” · Strong's G4236
  15. μακροθυμίαν·makrothumian“[and] patience;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μακροθυμία · “patience” · Strong's G3115
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)