KJV King James Version
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
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Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
WEB World English Bible
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
ASV American Standard Version
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;
Surrounding context — Colossians 3
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
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Ephesians 5:22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.Titus 2:4-5That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,1 Corinthians 11:3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.1 Peter 3:1-6Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;Genesis 3:16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.1 Timothy 2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.Esther 1:20And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.1 Corinthians 14:34Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.Acts 5:29Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.Ephesians 5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
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