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English Standard Version Chapter 3

12 dPut on then, as eGod’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, fcompassionate hearts, gkindness, hhumility, meekness, and patience, 13 hbearing with one another and, iif one has a complaint against another, gforgiving each other; gas the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on jlove, which kbinds everything together in lperfect harmony. 15 And let mthe peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called nin one body. And obe thankful. 16 Let pthe word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, qsinging psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, rwith thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And swhatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, tgiving thanks to God the Father through him.

General Observations of Col. 3:12:

“Put on”

What is the “putting on”?

Is it literal, non-literal?

Why do we “put on”?

What is the significance?

Put on is an imperative verb

Seems to be a command

“Put on” what?

It’s in the aorist (completed action)

Is it complete now?

Middle voice?

It’s second person plural

Who are the people to whom this command is inferred?

"Then”

What has been said before this that makes “Put on” possible?

Why is “Put on” the appropriate response?

Logical inferential - it’s conditional based on previous passage

“as God’s chosen ones”

Putting on connected to “God’s chosen ones”

What does it mean that the people are “God’s Chosen”?

They are chosen by God

Who are the “God’s chosen”?

“holy and beloved”

“holy” is an adjective

“beloved” is a verb

Why are both used together?

appear to describe “chosen ones”

How do both terms relate together?

Do they describe both God and the people?

Do they relate to the “putting on” directly or indirectly through describing “chosen ones”?

“compassionate hearts”

“hearts” are described by “compassion”

How does one “put on” a heart?

Why should one put on compassion?

“compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience”

5 terms that “chosen ones” “put on”

How do these five relate to each other?

Why do these five get “put on”?

Is this an exclusive list or an inclusive list?