Colossians 3:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Colossians 3:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Children, obey your parents ... - Notes, Ephesians 6:1-4 .

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• Colossians 3:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (12) Children, obey [your] parents in (o) all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. (12) He requires of children, that according to God's commandment they are obedient to their parents....

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• Colossians 3:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Colossians 3:18 to Colossians 4:1 . Certain Duties Interpreted in Relation to Christ. Cf. Ephesians 5:22-33 *. Col. omits the simile of Christ and the Church. A reason is given why fathers...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Children . App-108. in . according to. App-104. well pleasing . See Romans 12:1 . unto . to, but the texts read "in" (Greek. en) .

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• Colossians 3:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  20 Children, obey your parents. He enjoins it upon children to obey their parents, (458) without any exception. But what if parents (459) should feel disposed to constrain them to anyth...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Children, obey - in all things - That is, in the Lord - in every thing that your parents command you, which is no...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Children, obey—in all things:— That is, "which are lawful, or to which the parental authority extends." This must be understood with some such limitation; and there can be no hurt in supplying the...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Obey, х hupakouoo ( G5219 )] - not merely "submit yourselves" to the authority ( Colossians 3:18 ), as...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Christian's Risen Life and the Duties it entails 1-4. Resurrection with Christ and the heavenly life. Paraphrase ] '(1) Seeing then that at your conversion you shared not Christ's death only...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  [ 6. Special Exhortation as to the relations of life. (1) THE DUTY OF WIVES AND HUSBANDS ( Colossians 3:18-19 ). (2) THE DUTY OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS ( Colossians 3:20-21 ). (3) THE DUTY OF...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 3 THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY Colossians 3:18-25 ; Colossians 4:1 (R.V.) This chapter deals with the Christian family, as made up of husband and wife, children, and servants. In the family,...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Home and Business Relations Colossians 3:18-25 ; Colossians 4:1 From these high flights into the eternal and divine, Paul turns to the daily duties of the home, and demands that in the simples...

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• Colossians 3:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The believer is to "seek the things... above." The word "seek" marks aspiration, desire, and passion. The things above are those of the empire of Christ. In order to seek these things the mind must b...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (18) Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. (19) Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. (20) Children, obey your parents in all things: for thi...

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• Colossians 3:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Children, obey your parents ,.... Both father and mother; Ephesians 6:1 . in all things ; not in things sinful, which are contrary to the law of God, and Gospel of Christ; in things repugnant to...

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• Colossians 3:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Ver. 20. In all things ] Vultu saepe laeditur pietas. See Trapp on " Eph 6:1 "

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• Colossians 3:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Wives, submit yourselves Or be subject; to your own husbands Whether they be Christians or heathen. See on Ephesians 5:22 . As it is fit Both in regard of God's command, and the evil that woul...

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• Colossians 3:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  CHANGING THE OLD FOR THE NEW (vs.1-11) We have seen some practical exhortations mingled with the doctrine of this epistle. Now this chapter begins what is mainly practical instruction based on th...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Relative Duties. A. D.  62.       18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  By children he understands both males and females. Obey your parents; he requires them to yield humble subjection to those that brought them forth, or have just authority over them; see Exodus...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Children obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing in the Lord.' This is the general principle. Children are not to rebel against their parents wishes, but to respond to their dire...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Colossians 3:20 . For this is well-pleasing. — Ephesians 6:1 : “This is right.” What in Ephesians is regarded as an equitable due from child to parent is here loo...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Colossians 3:1-2 . If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth....

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• Colossians 3:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Colossians 3:1 . If ye then be risen with Christ, above the darkness and torpor of the present world, as in Colossians 2:20 , live in conformity to your hope, by seeking those things that are ab...

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• Colossians 3:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Children, obey your parents in all things. The mutual offices of parents and children Among all those mutual offices by which society is preserved those incumbent on parents and children are th...

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• Colossians 3:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Colossians 3:1-51 SECTION VII . THE TRUE CHRISTIAN LIFE . The apostle, having delivered his attack on the system of error inculcated at Colossae, now passes from the c...

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• Colossians 3:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The conduct of Christians in various stations in life:

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• Colossians 3:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Colossians 1:10 ; Colossians 3:22 ; Deuteronomy 21:18-21 ; Deuteronomy 27:16 ; Ephesians 5:24 ; Ephesians 6:1-3 ; Exodus 20:12 ; Ezekiel 22:7 ; Genesis 28:7 ; Hebrews 13:21 ; Leviticus 19:...

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• Colossians 3:20 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Practical Christian Living Colossians 3:15-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts. 2. The call of God to the Church, His Body. 3. Be ye thankful. 4. Let t...

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