Colossians 3:18
The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
In Context
19the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;
Cross References
Genesis 3:16Unto the woman He said, 'Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband [is] thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.'
Acts 5:29And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;
1 Corinthians 14:34Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;
Ephesians 5:22The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,
Titus 2:4that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children,
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:13-18
Love Recommended. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 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… Read the whole commentary →