14. and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Translation and Paraphrase

14. But upon (above) all things (put on) love, which is (the) bond (that holds all things in a state) of perfectness.

Notes

1.

Put on love over all the qualities of compassion, kindness, etc. Love is like the girdle, or sash, that binds all our garments together into one united adornment. (Ephesians 4:3).

2.

Love in Colossians 3:14 is agape, that wide-reaching affection, good will, and benevolence such as Christ has toward men. (John 15:9; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Romans 13:8; Romans 13:10).

3.

Love is the bond of perfectness. This may mean the perfect bond. However, the meaning seems rather to be the bond that brings perfectness or completeness.

4.

The tendency of any body of people is to fly apart sooner or later. A bond is something which binds or ties together. Love is the bond which binds the church together into a perfect unity.

Study and Review

40.

What are we to put on above all? (Colossians 3:14)

41.

Explain the phrase the bond of perfectness.

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