Colossians 3:18

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Exhortation to Households Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

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  • Eph 5:22-6:9 : 22 Exhortations to Households Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord, 23 because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church(he himself being the savior of the body). 24 But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her 26 to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, 27 so that he may present the church to himself as glorious– not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one has ever hated his own body, but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. 32 This mystery is great– but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely, 3 “that it will go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 5 Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ, 6 not like those who do their work only when someone is watching– as people-pleasers– but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart. 7 Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people, 8 because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord. 9 Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
  • 1 Pet 3:1-6 : 1 Wives and Husbands In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live, 2 when they see your pure and reverent conduct. 3 Let your beauty not be external– the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes– 4 but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. 5 For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands, 6 like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.
  • 1 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
  • 1 Tim 2:12 : 12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet.
  • Titus 2:4-5 : 4 In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.
  • Gen 3:16 : 16 To the woman he said,“I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.”
  • Esth 1:20 : 20 And let the king’s decision which he will enact be disseminated throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly.”
  • 1 Cor 14:34 : 34 the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.
  • Eph 5:3 : 3 But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied,“We must obey God rather than people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 5:21-25
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    21and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

    22Exhortations to Households Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord,

    23because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church(he himself being the savior of the body).

    24But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

    25Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

  • 1 Pet 3:1-8
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    1Wives and Husbands In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,

    2when they see your pure and reverent conduct.

    3Let your beauty not be external– the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes–

    4but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

    5For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,

    6like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.

    7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.

    8Suffering for Doing Good Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

  • Col 3:19-20
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    19Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

    20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 7:2-4
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    2But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

    3A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband.

    4It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.

  • Titus 2:4-5
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    4In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.

  • Col 3:17
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    17And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

  • Eph 5:32-33
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    32This mystery is great– but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

    33Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

  • Eph 5:28
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    28In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

  • 1 Tim 3:11-12
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    11Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

    12Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

  • 1 Cor 11:3
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    3But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 14:34-35
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    34the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.

    35If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

  • Col 3:22-23
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    22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching– like those who are strictly people-pleasers– but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

    23Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,

  • Eph 6:5
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    5Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,

  • 1 Tim 3:4-5
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    4He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.

    5But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

  • Titus 3:1
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    1Conduct Toward Those Outside the Church Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.

  • 1 Tim 2:11
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    11A woman must learn quietly with all submissiveness.

  • 1 Cor 11:11
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    11In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

  • 1 Pet 2:18
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    18Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

  • Titus 2:9
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    9Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,

  • 1 Pet 2:13
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    13Submission to Authorities Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

  • 1 Cor 7:10
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    10To the married I give this command– not I, but the Lord– a wife should not divorce a husband

  • 1 Cor 7:16
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    16For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?

  • 1 Cor 16:16
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    16also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.

  • Col 4:1
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    1Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

  • Eph 6:1
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    1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

  • Col 3:15
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    15Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart(for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.

  • Prov 18:22
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    22The one who has found a good wife has found what goodness is, and obtained a delightful gift from the LORD.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,

  • 1 Tim 6:1
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    1Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

  • 1 Cor 7:39
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    39A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord).