Colossians 3:20

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What does Colossians 3:20 mean?

Colossians 3:20 in the original Greek

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Cross references for Colossians 3:20

• Exodus 20:12

  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

• Ephesians 6:1-3

  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

• Proverbs 6:20

  My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

• Matthew 19:19

  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Matthew 15:4-6

  For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

• Deuteronomy 27:16

  Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

• Leviticus 19:3

  Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

• Proverbs 30:17

  The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

• Proverbs 30:11

  There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

• Ephesians 5:24

  Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

• Malachi 1:6

  A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

• Colossians 1:10

  That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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Context

• Colossians 3:19

  Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

• Colossians 3:20

  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

• Colossians 3:21

  Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

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