Colossians 3:14

And to all these ¹  virtues ²  add ³  love, which is the perfect bond. ⁴ 

Joh 13:34; Joh 15:12; Ro 13:8; 1Co 13:1-13; Eph 1:4; Eph 4:3; Eph 5:2; Col 2:2; 1Th 4:9; 1Ti 1:5; 1Pe 4:8; 2Pe 1:7; 1Jo 3:23; 1Jo 4:7-12; 1Jo 4:21

¹ tn BDAG 365 s.v. ἐπί 7 suggests “to all these” as a translation for ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις (epi pasin de toutoi").

² tn The term “virtues” is not in the Greek text, but is included in the translation to specify the antecedent and to make clear the sense of the pronoun “these.”

³ tn The verb “add,” though not in the Greek text, is implied, picking up the initial imperative “clothe yourselves.”

⁴ tn The genitive τῆς τελειότητος (th" teleiothto") has been translated as an attributive genitive, “the perfect bond.”