Colossians 3:12 Cross References - Wesley

¹² Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:

²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.

²⁴ For false Christs and false prophets shall arise and shew great signs and wonders, so that they would deceive (if it were possible) even the elect.

³¹ And he shall send forth his angels, with a loud-sounding trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

²⁰ And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.

²² For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

²⁷ And then shall he send his angels, and gather together his elect, from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth, to the uttermost part of heaven.

⁷⁸ Thro' the tender mercy of our God, whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us,

⁵ And so likewise at the present time, there is a remnant, according to the election of grace. ⁶ But if by grace, then it is no more of works: else grace is no longer grace. And if it be of works, then it is no more grace; else work is no longer work. ⁷ What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh, but the election hath obtained, and the rest were blinded.

⁹ Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good. ¹⁰ In brotherly love be full of tender affection toward each other, in honour preferring one another:

⁷ And shall not God vindicate his own elect, who cry to him day and night, though he bear long with them?

⁷ who are beloved of God, called and holy, Grace to you, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁹ For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated, conformable to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren. ³⁰ And whom he predestinated, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified. ³¹ What shall we say then to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? ³² He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? ³³ Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

¹¹ our father Isaac, The children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand not of works, but of him that called,) It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.

⁶ By purity, by prudence, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity, ²³ Meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.

⁴ As he hath chosen us through him, before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and blameless before him in love,

⁴ But God who is rich in mercy, ⁵ through his great love wherewith he loved us, Hath quickened us together with Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses, (by grace ye are saved) And hath raised us up together,

² With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering,

²⁴ And to put on the new man, which is created after God, in righteousness and true holiness.

³² And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted; forgiving one another; as God also for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

⁸ For God is my witness, how I long for you all, with the bowels of Jesus Christ.

¹ If there be then any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies; Fulfil ye my joy, ² that ye think the same thing, having the same love, being of one soul, of one mind. ³ Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind, esteem each the others better than themselves. ⁴ Look not every one at his own things, but every one also at the things of others.

¹⁰ And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him:

³ Remembring without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of our God and Father: ⁴ ) Knowing, beloved brethren, your election of God. ⁵ For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also with power, and with the Holy Ghost, and with much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you, for your sake. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

¹⁵ See that none render to any man evil for evil, but ever follow that which is good, both to one another and to all men.

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to Salvation, thro' sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. ¹⁴ To which he hath called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹ not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus, before the world began;

¹⁰ Therefore I suffer all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is through Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

¹ Paul a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in things concerning the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is after godliness,

⁴ But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared, ⁵ Not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. ⁶ Which he poured forth richly upon us,

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, ¹⁸ without partiality and without dissimulation, And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.

² Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect (according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father) thro' sanctification of the Spirit unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

⁸ Finally, Be ye all of one mind, sympathizing with each other, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: ⁹ Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing, but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are called to this, to inherit a blessing. ¹⁰ For he that loveth life and desireth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile: ¹¹ Let him turn from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

⁵ For this very reason giving all diligence, add to your faith courage, ⁶ and to courage knowledge, And to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, ⁷ and to patience godliness, And to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. ⁸ For these being in you and abounding, make you neither slothful nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ Wherefore the rather, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election firm; for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.

¹⁴ We know, that we are passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death. ¹⁵ Whosoever hateth his brother is a murtherer, and ye know that no murtherer hath eternal life abiding in him. ¹⁶ Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. ¹⁷ But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? ¹⁸ My beloved children, let us love not in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. ¹⁹ And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. ²⁰ For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

¹⁹ He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.

¹³ The children of thy elect sister salute thee. Amen.

¹⁴ These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.