KJV King James Version
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
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Colossians 3:13
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
WEB World English Bible
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
ASV American Standard Version
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you—so also ye;
Surrounding context — Colossians 3
10 And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
14 And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀνεχόμενοιG430 · anechōto endureἀλλήλωνG240 · allēlōnone anotherκαὶG2532 · kaiandχαριζόμενοιG5483 · charizōto give graceἑαυτοῖςG1438 · heautouthemselfἐάνG1437 · eanifτιςG5100 · tisoneπρόςG4314 · prosto/withτιναG5100 · tisoneἔχῃG2192 · echōto have/beμομφήν·G3437 · momphē, mempsiscomplaintκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodἐχαρίσατοG5483 · charizōto give graceὑμῖν,G4771 · suyouοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)καὶG2532 · kaiandὑμεῖς·G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.Mark 11:25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.James 2:13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.Ephesians 4:2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;Matthew 6:14-15For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:Romans 15:1-2We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.Luke 6:35-37But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.Luke 17:3-4Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.Galatians 6:2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.2 Corinthians 2:10To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;Luke 23:34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.2 Corinthians 6:6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,Matthew 18:15-17Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.Luke 11:4And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;1 Corinthians 6:7-8Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded?Romans 15:7Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
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