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Love: The Girdle of All Virtues
Commentators frequently explain this verse using a clothing metaphor. The virtues listed earlier—like kindness, humility, and forgiveness—are individual garments. Love is described as the final piece, like a belt or girdle, that is put on 'above all' the others. It holds everything together, completing the 'outfit' and creating a harmonious Christian character.
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Colossians
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Albert Barnes
On Colossians 3:14
18th Century
Theologian
And above all these things. Over, or upon all these things. ().
Charity. Love. (See the notes on [Reference 1 Corinthians …
AT Robertson
On Colossians 3:14
And above all these things (επ πασιν δε τουτοις). "And upon all these things."
Put on love (την αγαπην). S…
Charles Ellicott
On Colossians 3:14
19th Century
Bishop
Above all.—Properly, over all—as a bond or belt to keep all together. Love is the general principle, harmonizing all the …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Colossians 3:14
19th Century
Preacher
Which is the bond of perfectness.
The perfect bond, the girdle that goes round, and keeps every other garment of virtue in its plac…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Colossians 3:14
The final article in this description of Christian attire is “love” (agape, the distinctive Christian term for caring love; cf. [Reference 1 Corint…
John Calvin
On Colossians 3:14
16th Century
Theologian
On account of all these things. The translation given by others, “super omnia haec,” (above all these things), instead o…
John Gill
On Colossians 3:14
17th Century
Pastor
And above all these things
Bowels of mercies, kindness
put on charity ,
or bro…
Matthew Henry
On Colossians 3:12–17
17th Century
Minister
We must not only do no harm to anyone, but do what good we can to all. Those who are the elect of God, holy and beloved, ought to be humble and com…