12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone.

Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

In verses 5-8 and 9-11 of Chapter 3, Paul instructs the Colossian believers to put aside things that are not in alignment with Christ and the Kingdom of God. Here in verse 12, he turns his focus toward putting on those things which are in alignment with Christ.

Colossians 3:12-15 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone.

Philippians 3:12-15: Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

So robe yourself with virtues of God, since you have been divinely chosen to be holy. Be merciful as you endeavor to understand others, and be compassionate, showing kindness toward all. Be gentle and humble, unoffendable in your patience with others.

这组数的运算规律可能是：将前两个数相加，然后将第三个数减去前两个数之和，得到第四个数；将第三个数和第四个数相加，得到第五个数，以此类推。 具体来说，我们有： 因此，这组数的下一项可能是9。 关于如何发现这个规律，我们可以通过观察数列中相邻两项之间的关系，以及数列中每一项与前面的项之间的关系来找到规律。 在这个例子中，我们可以发现，每一项都是由前面两项的和或差得到的。 这提示我们，可能存在某种基于前面两项的运算规律。 我们可以验证 …

Colossians 3:12-15 (KJV) states: "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: …

What does Colossians 3:12 mean? In both Colossians 3:5 and 3:8, Paul listed five ways of life Christians are to avoid. In this verse, he offers five ways of life Christians ought to follow. In addition, he prefaces this list by referring to believers …