And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
above--rather "over," as in Eph 6:16. Charity, which is the crowning grace, covering the multitude of others' sins (Pe1 4:8), must overlie all the other graces enumerated. which is--that is, "for it is"; literally, "which thing is." bond of perfectness--an upper garment which completes and keeps together the rest, which, without it, would be loose and disconnected. Seeming graces, where love is wanting, are mere hypocrisy.
You must not merely cease to do harm; you must learn to do good. Those chosen and beloved by God ought to conduct themselves as becomes the holy, tender mercy toward the miserable, courteous kindness toward friends, a humble mind toward all, and meekness even toward those who have wronged you.
AI summary
Commenting on Colossians 3:12-17
And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness. (h) Which bonds and knits together all the duties that take place between men.