Verse Comparison: Colossians 3:14
American Standard Version
and above all these things `put on' love, which is the bond of perfectness.
Amplified® Bible
And above all these [put on] love {and} enfold yourselves with the bond of perfectness [which binds everything together completely in ideal harmony].
Contemporary English Version
Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.
Darby English Version
And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness.
Good News Bible
And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity.
International Standard Version
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which ties everything together in unity.
King James Version
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
New American Standard Bible
Beyond all these things {put on} love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
New International Version
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
New King James Version
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Beyond all these things put on love, which consists of the perfect bond of unity.
Young's Literal Translation
and above all these things, `have' love, which is a bond of the perfection,