Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Colossians 3:20 in context
Colossians 3:17–23
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Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
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Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
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Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
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Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
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Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
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And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
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