Colossians 3:18
Colossians · New Testament · Chapter 3
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”Colossians 3:18
What Does Colossians 3:18 Mean?
Colossians 3:18 is found in the book of Colossians, chapter 3, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Marriage.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Colossians 3:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 5:22“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”Titus 2:5“To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”Genesis 3:16“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”1 Peter 3:1“Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;”1 Corinthians 14:34“Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.”Titus 2:4“That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,”1 Corinthians 11:3“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”1 Timothy 2:12“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”Ruth 1:8“And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.”Esther 1:20“And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.”1 Timothy 2:11“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.”Acts 5:29“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”Ephesians 5:3“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;”
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