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Colossians 3:19

In Colossians 3 of Colossians.

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

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνδρεςandresHusbandsἀνήρ (anēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Husbands”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Husbandsἀγαπᾶτεagapateloveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.loveτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γυναῖκαςgunaikasyour wivesγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “your wives”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.your wivesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notπικραίνεσθεpikrainesthebitterπικραίνω (pikrainō)verb, present passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “bitter”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4087I make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh.bitterπρὸςprosagainstπρόςpreposition — “against”G4314to, towards, with.againstαὐτάςautasthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;

World English Bible

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter towards them.

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See Also

  • Genesis 2:23–24Genesis 2:23 · King James VersionAnd Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.Genesis 2:23 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

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