Colossians 3:12 (GNV)

Passage

Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering:

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:10 And haue put on the newe, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him,

Colossians 3:11 Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things.

Colossians 3:12 Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering:

Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.

Colossians 3:14 And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therfore", "elect", "holy", "beloued", "bowels", "mercies", "kindnesse", and "humblenesse". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therfore" and "elect", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe circumcision..." into verse 13's "Forbearing one another and forgiuing one another...", so "therfore" and "elect" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therfore" and "elect" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.