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English[en]
It is, however, urgent before all, that charity,which is the main foundation of the Christian life, and apart from which theother virtues exist not or remain barren, should be quickened and maintained.Therefore is it that the Apostle Paul, after having exhorted the Colossians toflee all vice and cultivate all virtue, adds: "Above all things, havecharity, which is the bond of perfection."(
French[fr]
Il importe, par-dessus tout, d'exciter et d'entretenir la charité, qui est le fondement principal de la vie chrétienne et sans laquelle les autres vertus n'existent plus ou demeurent stériles.
Latin[la]
Idcirco beatus Paulus Colossenses adhortatus, ut vitium omne defugerent, vanamque virtutum laudem consecrentur, illud subiicit, super omnia autem haec caritatem habete, quod est vinculum perfectionis (Coloss, III, 14).