Colossians 3:12-17

As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. (Colossians 3:12)

Mark Twain once quipped: “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” For the apostle Paul, the accoutrements of the Christian life include compassion. Compassion is not an emotion or a virtue. Compassion is a particular way of relating to the world around us. When we see the distress of those around us, compassion compels us to act with love, generosity and service. Compassion is, in many ways, the exact opposite of indifference. It’s also what all the best dressed people are wearing these days. 

Colossians 3:12-17 NRSV
12 As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.
 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.
 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.