Gēluóxīshū 3:14

14 Zaì zhè yīqiè zhī waì , yào cún zhe aì xīn . aì xīn jiù shì liánluò quán dé de .

Gēluóxīshū 3:14 Meaning and Commentary

Colossians 3:14

And above all these things
Bowels of mercies, kindness

put on charity,
or brotherly love, for without this all is nothing; they will only be done in show and appearance, in mere guise and hypocrisy, if love is wanting; this actuates and exercises all the rest; it is only from this principle that true sympathy, real kindness, undisguised humility, and meekness, patient longsuffering, and forbearance, and hearty forgiveness proceeds: this is greater, and more excellent, than all the other, and adds a glory, lustre, and beauty to them; this is the upper garment that covers all the rest, for so the words may be rendered, "upon all these things put on charity"; whereby a disciple of Christ is visible, and distinguished, and is known to be what he is; this is like a strait and upper garment, keeps close all that is under it, and within it: and it is called

the bond of perfectness;
either of the law, and the duties of religion, which it is said to be the fulfilling of; or rather of the saints, for this is the bond of union between them, which knits and cements them together, so that they are perfectly joined together, and are of one mind and one heart: it is the bond of peace among them, of perfect unity and brotherly love; and a most beautiful and pleasant thing it is for brethren to live and dwell together in unity; such are beautiful as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem among themselves, and terrible to their enemies as an army with banners, being not to be divided or broken by them. The Claromontane exemplar reads, "the bond of unity".

Gēluóxīshū 3:14 In-Context

12 Suǒyǐ nǐmen jì shì shén de xuǎn mín , shèngjié méng aì de rén , jiù yào cún ( yuánwén zuò chuān xià tóng ) liánmǐn , ēncí , qiāxū , wēnróu , rĕnnaì de xīn .

13 Tǎngruò zhè rén yǔ nà rén yǒu xiánxì , zǒng yào bǐcǐ bāoróng , bǐcǐ raóshù . zhǔ zĕnyàng raóshù le nǐmen , nǐmen yĕ yào zĕnyàng raóshù rén .

14 Zaì zhè yīqiè zhī waì , yào cún zhe aì xīn . aì xīn jiù shì liánluò quán dé de .

15 Yòu yào jiào Jīdū de píngān zaì nǐmen xīnli zuò zhǔ . nǐmen yĕ wèicǐ méng zhào , guī wéi yī tǐ . qiĕ yào cún gǎnxiè de xīn .

16 Dāng yòng gèyàng de zhìhuì , bǎ Jīdū de dào lǐ , fēng fēngfù fù de cún zaì xīnli , ( huò zuò dāng bǎ Jīdū de dào lǐ fēng fēngfù fù de cún zaì xīnli yǐ gèyàng de zhìhuì ) yòng shīzhāng , sòngcí , líng gē , bǐcǐ jiàodǎo , hùxiāng quànjiè , xīn beì ēn gǎn gēsòng shén .