King James Version

Colossians 3:18

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to [your] own” (ἰδίοις) before husbands here.

Αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυναῖκεςgunaikesWivesγυνή (gunē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “Wives”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.Wivesὑποτάσσεσθεhupotassesthesubmit yourselvesὑποτάσσω (hupotassō)verb, present passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “submit yourselves”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5293I place under, subject to; mid, pass: I submit, put myself into subjection.submit yourselvesτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνδράσινandrasinhusbandsἀνήρ (anēr)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “husbands”, the to- or for-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.husbandsὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἀνῆκενanēkenit is fitἀνήκω (anēkō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is fit”, an ongoing action in the pastG433is due, becoming, suitable, proper.it is fitἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lord

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ἰδίοιςidioisunto your ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto your own”, the to- or for-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Wives, be subject to [your] husbands, as is fitting in [the] Lord.

Douay-Rheims

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it behoveth in the Lord.

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