10 and have (A)put on the new self who is being [a](B)renewed to a true knowledge (C)according to the image of the One who (D)created him— 11 a renewal in which (E)there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, (F)circumcised and uncircumcised, [b](G)barbarian, Scythian, (H)slave and freeman, but (I)Christ is all, and in all.

12 So, as those who have been (J)chosen of God, holy and beloved, (K)put on a (L)heart of compassion, kindness, (M)humility, gentleness and [c](N)patience; 13 (O)bearing with one another, and (P)forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; (Q)just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is [d](R)the perfect bond of (S)unity.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:10 Lit renovated
  2. Colossians 3:11 I.e. those who were not Greeks, either by birth or by culture
  3. Colossians 3:12 I.e. forbearance toward others
  4. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection