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Colossians 3:19 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Colossians 3:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Colossians chapter 3 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”
Colossians 3:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Paul balances wives' submission with husbands' responsibility. "Love your wives" (hoi andres, agapate tas gynaikas, οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας) commands ongoing agapē love—self-giving commitment, not merely emotional affection. Present imperative indicates continuous action: keep loving. Ephesians 5:25 intensifies: "as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it"—sacrificial love unto death."Be not bitter against them" (mē pikrainesthe pros autas, μὴ πικραίνεσθε πρὸς αὐτάς) prohibits harshness, resentment, or sharp treatment. ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Colossians 3:19
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“in like manner”
“This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
“don't provoke your children”
“love your wives”
“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
“wrath”
“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”
“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”
“which he has given you under the sun”
“'Why?' Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth”