Colossians 3:14

NET ©

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

NIV ©

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

NASB ©

Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.

NLT ©

And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is what binds us all together in perfect harmony.

MSG ©

And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

BBE ©

And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

NRSV ©

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

NKJV ©

But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

KJV
And
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above
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all
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these things
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[put on] charity
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which
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is
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the bond
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of perfectness
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GREEK
epi
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PREP
pasin
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A-DPN
de
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CONJ
toutoiv
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D-DPN
thn
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T-ASF
agaphn
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N-ASF
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R-NSN
estin
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sundesmov
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N-NSM
thv
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T-GSF
teleiothtov
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N-GSF
NET © [draft] ITL
And
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to
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all these
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virtues
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add love
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, which
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is
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the perfect
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bond
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.
NET © Notes

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.”