The persona for gracious clothing
12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved . . . Colossians 3:12 (ESV)
6 “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Deuteronomy 7:6–8 (ESV)
44 For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground. Leviticus 11:44 (ESV)
16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16 (ESV)
4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, Ephesians 1:4–5 (ESV)
19 We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 (ESV)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. Ephesians 5:1 (ESV)
The properties of gracious clothing
12 . . . compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, Colossians 3:12 (ESV)
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Galatians 3:27 (ESV)
24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:24 (ESV)
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
1 Peter 5:6 (ESV)
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28–30 (ESV)
The pardoning and gracious clothing
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Colossians 3:13 (ESV)
12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12 (ESV)
32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 (ESV)
The preeminence in gracious clothing
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. Colossians 3:14 (ESV)
35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 (ESV)