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Colossians 3:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
Colossians 3:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
17 (A)And whatsoever ye shall do, in word or deed, do all in the [a]Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God even the Father by him.
18 ¶ (B)[b]Wives, submit yourselves unto your husbands, as it is [c]comely in the Lord.
19 (C)[d]Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter unto them.
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- Colossians 3:17 Call upon the name of Christ, when you do it, or, do it to Christ’s praise and glory.
- Colossians 3:18 He goeth from precepts which concern the whole civil life of man, to precepts pertaining to every man’s family, and requireth of wives, subjection in the Lord.
- Colossians 3:18 For those wives do not well, that do not set God in Christ before them in their love, but this Philosophy knoweth not.
- Colossians 3:19 He requireth of husbands, that they love their wives, and use them gently.
Colossians 3:17-19
New International Version
Colossians 3:17-19
New International Version
17 And whatever you do,(A) whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks(B) to God the Father through him.
Instructions for Christian Households(C)
18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands,(D) as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
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