Colossians 3:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Forbearing one another; clemency towards each other, not only in undergoing affronts, but a suspending to take advantage from the infirmities of others, so as not to irritate them to passion, or to take them tripping, so as to aggravate their failings, Proverbs 16:32 1 Corinthians 4:12 Galatians 6:2 Ephesians 4:2 2 Thessalonians 1:4. And forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any; yea, and if one hath any just complaint against another, mutually passing it by amongst ourselves: we render forgiving one another, that which in the Greek is forgiving ourselves; and indeed he that doth see the need he hath of pardon himself, will pass by the fault of his brother, (so ourselves here is put for one another), Mark 10:26 Luke 23:12. Even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye; considering the exemplar cause here added as a motive to mutual forgiveness, viz. our Head the Lord Jesus Christ forgiving of us, who are bound to conform to him in forgiving others; See Poole on "Matthew 6:14". See Poole on "Matthew 18:32", See Poole on "Matthew 18:33". See Poole on "Mark 11:25", See Poole on "1 Thessalonians 13:14". See Poole on "Ephesians 4:32", See Poole on "1 Peter 2:21", yea, the strong to indulge and gratify their weak brethren in smaller matters for their good, Romans 15:1-3.