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- Colossians
- Chapter 3
- Verse 18
Colossians 3:18
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”
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Commentary
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands,.... The apostle proceeds from those duties which related to them as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wives, submit yourselves ... - Notes on the parallel passage in Eph 5:21-24.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Wives, submit yourselves - Having done with general directions, the apostle comes to particular duties, which are…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Colossians 3:18-25
The apostle concludes the chapter with exhortations to relative duties, as before in the epistle to the Ephesians. The…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
18 4:1. Universal Holiness: relative duties
18. Wives Cp. 1Pe 3:1-6 and the close parallel, with its large expansion,…
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