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Colossians 3:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Colossians 3:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 Now there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian and Scythian,[a] slave and free man. Rather, Christ is all and in all.
12 Characteristics of Life in Common.[b] As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Bear with one another, and forgive one another if anyone has reason to be offended with another. You must forgive just as the Lord has forgiven you.
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- Colossians 3:11 Scythian: the Scythians lived on the steppes of Asia and were regarded as barbarians par excellence.
- Colossians 3:12 The Church is a community of persons bound together by love to give testimony to love. Without ceasing, models must be invented to express this truth. As a community united with the Lord, the Church lives in peace and joy. She lives in faith and mutual pardon, and she puts forth her deepest sentiments in prayer and thanksgiving.
