Colossians 3:19
Strong's Lexicon
Husbands,
ἄνδρες (andres)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

love
ἀγαπᾶτε (agapate)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

[your]
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wives
γυναῖκας (gynaikas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

{do} not
μὴ ()
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

be harsh
πικραίνεσθε (pikrainesthe)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4087: To make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh. From pikros; to embitter.

with
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

them.
αὐτάς (autas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Young's Literal Translation
the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.

New American Standard Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

King James Bible
Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

New Living Translation
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

English Standard Version
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

New American Standard Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

King James Bible
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Husbands, love your wives and don't be bitter toward them.

International Standard Version
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

NET Bible
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

American Standard Version
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

English Revised Version
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Young's Literal Translation
the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;
















Cross References
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Colossians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Colossians 3:17
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Colossians 3:21
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Colossians 3:22
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
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