New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Colossians 3:19
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Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
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Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
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Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
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Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
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Husbands, love [your] wives and do not be bitter toward them.
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Colossians 3
17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
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