Colossians 3:18
Strong's Lexicon
Wives,
γυναῖκες (gynaikes)
Noun - Vocative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

submit
ὑποτάσσεσθε (hypotassesthe)
Verb - Present Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5293: From hupo and tasso; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey.

to [your]
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

husbands,
ἀνδράσιν (andrasin)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

is fitting
ἀνῆκεν (anēken)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 433: Is due, becoming, suitable, proper. From ana and heko; to attain to, i.e. be proper.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] Lord.
Κυρίῳ (Kyriō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

New American Standard Bible
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

King James Bible
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

New Living Translation
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord.

English Standard Version
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

New American Standard Bible
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

King James Bible
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

International Standard Version
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is appropriate for those who belong to the Lord.

NET Bible
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

American Standard Version
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

English Revised Version
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;
















Cross References
Esther 1:20
And 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.

Ephesians 5:9
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

1 Peter 3:1
Likewise, 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;

Colossians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

Colossians 3:17
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.

Colossians 3:16
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.

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.

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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