Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. New Living Translation Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. English Standard Version Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Berean Standard Bible Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Berean Literal Bible Husbands, love the wives and do not be harsh toward them. King James Bible Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. New King James Version Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. New American Standard Bible Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them. NASB 1995 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. NASB 1977 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be embittered against them. Legacy Standard Bible Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. Amplified Bible Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them [because of the responsibilities of marriage]. Christian Standard Bible Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them. Holman Christian Standard Bible Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them. American Standard Version Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Contemporary English Version A husband must love his wife and not abuse her. English Revised Version Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. GOD'S WORD® Translation Husbands, love your wives, and don't be harsh with them. Good News Translation Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. International Standard Version Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Majority Standard Bible Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. NET Bible Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. New Heart English Bible Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them. Webster's Bible Translation Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Weymouth New Testament Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly. World English Bible Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthe husbands: love your wives, and do not be bitter with them; Berean Literal Bible Husbands, love the wives and do not be harsh toward them. Young's Literal Translation the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them; Smith's Literal Translation Men, love ye the wives, and be not embittered against them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHusbands, love your wives, and be not bitter towards them. Catholic Public Domain Version Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter toward them. New American Bible Husbands, love your wives, and avoid any bitterness toward them. New Revised Standard Version Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHusbands, love your wives, and be not bitter toward them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHusbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Godbey New Testament Ye husbands, love your wives with divine love, and be not harsh towards them. Haweis New Testament Husbands, love your wives, and use no asperity against them. Mace New Testament husbands, love your wives, and do not exasperate them. Weymouth New Testament Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly. Worrell New Testament Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter toward them. Worsley New Testament and ye husbands, love your wives, and be not embittered against them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Christian Households18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. 20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.… Cross References Ephesians 5:25-33 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. ... 1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. Ephesians 4:31-32 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. / Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ... Proverbs 31:10-12 A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. / The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. / She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Malachi 2:14-16 Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith. 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. / The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. / Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control. Song of Solomon 8:6-7 Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all. / Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned. 1 Timothy 5:8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Romans 12:9-10 Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. / Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. Deuteronomy 24:5 If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married. Proverbs 5:18-19 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: / A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever. Treasury of Scripture Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. love. Genesis 2:23,24 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man… Genesis 24:67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. Proverbs 5:18,19 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth… bitter. Colossians 3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Romans 3:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Jump to Previous Affectionate Bitter Embittered Harsh Harshly Husbands Love Married Treat WivesJump to Next Affectionate Bitter Embittered Harsh Harshly Husbands Love Married Treat WivesColossians 3 1. He shows where we should seek Christ.5. He exhorts to holiness; 10. to put off the old self, and put on Christ; 12. exhorting to charity, humility, 18. and other duties. Husbands The term "husbands" in the original Greek is "ἀνδρες" (andres), which refers specifically to men in the role of a husband. In the cultural and historical context of the early church, husbands were often seen as the head of the household, responsible for the spiritual and physical well-being of their family. This role is not merely about authority but about stewardship and service, reflecting Christ's love for the church. The call to husbands is to lead with love, integrity, and humility, setting a godly example for their families. love your wives and do not be harsh with them Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Husbands,ἄνδρες (andres) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. love ἀγαπᾶτε (agapate) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. [your] τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wives γυναῖκας (gynaikas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. {do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. be harsh πικραίνεσθε (pikrainesthe) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4087: To make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh. From pikros; to embitter. with πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. them. αὐτάς (autas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Links Colossians 3:19 NIVColossians 3:19 NLT Colossians 3:19 ESV Colossians 3:19 NASB Colossians 3:19 KJV Colossians 3:19 BibleApps.com Colossians 3:19 Biblia Paralela Colossians 3:19 Chinese Bible Colossians 3:19 French Bible Colossians 3:19 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Colossians 3:19 Husbands love your wives and don't be (Coloss. Col Co) |