Colossians 3:19

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

"Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." - Colossians 3:19
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What does Colossians 3:19 mean?

“Colossians 3:19” in the King James Version reads, “Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.” In one brief sentence Paul gathers up the whole spirit that is to govern a Christian husband’s posture toward his wife: active love expressed as a steady disposition…

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A Husband’s Heart: The Call to Love Without Bitterness

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Colossians, offers profound wisdom in just a few words: "Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them" (Colossians 3:19, KJV). This verse encapsulates the essence of love as a deliberate choice and a commitment that goes beyond…

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A Prayer for Husbands: Embracing Love with Tenderness

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts that are eager to learn and grow in the journey of love that You have set before us in our relationships. Thank You for Your Word, which guides us and instructs us in our roles and responsibilities, especially within the…

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"Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." - Colossians 3:19
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"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." - Colossians 3:18-19
Colossians 3:18 - "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord."
"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." - Colossians 3:3
"For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;" - Colossians 1:19