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Colossians 3:19-21
1599 Geneva Bible
Colossians 3:19-21
1599 Geneva Bible
19 (A)[a]Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter unto them.
20 ¶ (B)[b]Children, obey your parents in [c]all things: for that is well pleasing unto the Lord.
21 [d]Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
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- Colossians 3:19 He requireth of husbands, that they love their wives, and use them gently.
- Colossians 3:20 He requireth of children, that according to God’s Commandment they be obedient to their parents.
- Colossians 3:20 In the Lord, and so is it expounded, Eph. 5:19.
- Colossians 3:21 Of parents, that they be gentle towards their children.
Colossians 3:19-21
New International Version
Colossians 3:19-21
New International Version
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Fathers,[a] do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
Footnotes
- Colossians 3:21 Or Parents
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