Colossians 3:21
“Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger,.... See Gill on Eph 6:4.
lest they be discouraged; or disheartened and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Fathers, provoke not ... - Notes, Eph 6:4. Lest they be discouraged - Lest, by your continually finding fault with them,…
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
Fathers We may (as in Eph 6:4, where see note) equally well render Parents. Cp. Heb 11:23, in the Greek. Still, the…
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