12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender feelings of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,13 forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any. As Christ forgave you, so also you [do].14 And above all these things [put on] love, which is [the] bond of perfectness.15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which you also are called in one body, and be thankful.