agapē

What it means

Love. "The love which you have toward all the saints" (1:4, 1:8), the Son "of his love" (1:13), and being "knit together in love" (2:2).

Range of meaning

• LoveSelf-giving goodwill.
• CharityLove in action.

In Colossians

• Chapter 1

  "And the love which you have toward all the saints" (1:4, 1:8, 1:13).

• Chapter 3

  "Walk in love, which is the bond of perfection" (3:14).