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Berean Standard Bible

“Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.”

Colossians 3:18

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Study note

Colossians 3 lists household instructions similar to those in Ephesians, addressed to wives, husbands, children, parents and slaves. Paul places them within the frame of doing everything in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

World English Bible (WEB)

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

King James Version (KJV)

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as is right in the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Casadas, estad sujetas á vuestros maridos, como conviene en el Señor.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Esposas, sométanse a sus esposos, porque así lo ha dispuesto el Señor.

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