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

Bible Comments

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 wives ought х hupotassesthe (G5293)], but obey the command. (See Ephesians 6:1)

Unto the Lord. 'Aleph (') A B C Delta G f g, Vulgate, read 'IN the Lord;' i:e., this is acceptable to 'God when done in the Lord; namely, from faith, as disciples in union with the Lord.

Colossians 3:20

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