Cross references

Colossians 3:13

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Colossians 3:13 BSB

Colossians 3:13 has 24 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 24 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ephesians 4:32 (86 votes) and Mark 11:25 (66 votes). 34 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 45 to 1 John 4.

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Which verses does Colossians 3:13 point to?

The 20 strongest of 24, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

  2. Mark 11:2566 votes

    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

  3. James 2:1359 votes

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  4. with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

  5. For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

  6. We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

  7. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. …

  8. Matthew 6:1238 votes

    And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

  9. Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

  10. Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

  11. Luke 23:3429 votes
  12. Luke 11:428 votes
  13. Matthew 5:4427 votes
  14. Romans 15:725 votes
  15. and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

  16. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Which verses point to Colossians 3:13?

The 10 strongest of 34.