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King James Version
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
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English Standard Version
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them.
Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them.
Christian Standard Bible®
Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.
Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.
Hebrew Names Version
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.
Darby Translation
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Husbands, love your wives, and be gentle to them.
Husbands, love your wives, and be gentle to them.
Amplified Bible
Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them [because of the responsibilities of marriage].
Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them [because of the responsibilities of marriage].
American Standard Version
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Berean Standard Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Contemporary English Version
A husband must love his wife and not abuse her.
A husband must love his wife and not abuse her.
Complete Jewish Bible
Husbands, love your wives and don't treat them harshly.
Husbands, love your wives and don't treat them harshly.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
Men, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Men, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Murdock Translation
Husbands, love ye your wives, and be not bitter towards them.
Husbands, love ye your wives, and be not bitter towards them.
King James Version (1611)
Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter against them.
Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter against them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Husbandes, loue your wyues, and be not bitter agaynst them:
Husbandes, loue your wyues, and be not bitter agaynst them:
English Revised Version
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Lexham English Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Literal Translation
Husbands, love the wives and do not be bitter against them.
Husbands, love the wives and do not be bitter against them.
New American Standard Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.
New Century Version
Husbands, love your wives and be gentle with them.
Husbands, love your wives and be gentle with them.
New English Translation
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
New King James Version
Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
New Living Translation
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
New Revised Standard
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye husbands! be loving your wives, and be not embittered against them;
Ye husbands! be loving your wives, and be not embittered against them;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter towards them.
Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter towards them.
George Lamsa Translation
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter toward them.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter toward them.
Good News Translation
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
World English Bible
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Weymouth's New Testament
Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly.
Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Men, loue ye youre wyues, and nyle ye be bittere to hem.
Men, loue ye youre wyues, and nyle ye be bittere to hem.
Webster's Bible Translation
Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
Revised Standard Version
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Husbandes love youre wyves and be not bitter vnto them.
Husbandes love youre wyves and be not bitter vnto them.
Update Bible Version
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them.
Young's Literal Translation
the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;
the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;
Bible in Basic English
Husbands, have love for your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Husbands, have love for your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye hussbandes, loue youre wyues, and be not bytter vnto them.
Ye hussbandes, loue youre wyues, and be not bytter vnto them.
Mace New Testament (1729)
husbands, love your wives, and do not exasperate them.
husbands, love your wives, and do not exasperate them.
THE MESSAGE
Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don't take advantage of them.
Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don't take advantage of them.
New Life Bible
Husbands, love your wives. Do not hold hard feelings against them.
Husbands, love your wives. Do not hold hard feelings against them.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Guys, love your wives and don't be mean to them. This is your way of submitting to them.
Guys, love your wives and don't be mean to them. This is your way of submitting to them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Legacy Standard Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Contextual Overview
18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
love: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:67, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 5:19, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Malachi 2:14-16, Luke 14:26, Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 5:28, Ephesians 5:29, Ephesians 5:33, 1 Peter 3:7
bitter: Colossians 3:21, Romans 3:14, Ephesians 4:31, James 3:14
Reciprocal: 1 Corinthians 7:33 - how
Cross-References
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Genesis 3:21
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord , which am but dust and ashes:
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord , which am but dust and ashes:
Genesis 23:4
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Job 1:21
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord .
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord .
Job 19:26
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Job 21:26
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Husbands, love your wives,.... :-.
and be not bitter against them; turning love into hatred of their persons; ruling with rigour, and in a tyrannical manner; behaving towards them in a morose, churlish, and ill natured way; giving them either bitter words, or blows, and denying them their affection, care, provision, protection, and assistance, but using them as servants, or worse. All which is barbarous, brutish, and unchristian, and utterly unbecoming the Gospel.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Husbands, love your wives ... - Notes, Ephesians 4:25-29.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 19. Be not bitter against them. — Wherever bitterness is, there love is wanting. And where love is wanting in the married life, there is hell upon earth.
