Colossians 3:21
Colossians · New Testament · Chapter 3
“Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.”Colossians 3:21
What Does Colossians 3:21 Mean?
Colossians 3:21 is found in the book of Colossians, chapter 3, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Family.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to Colossians 3:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 6:4“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”Proverbs 4:1“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”Colossians 3:19“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”Psalms 103:13“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.”Proverbs 3:12“For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.”1 Thessalonians 2:11“As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,”Hebrews 12:5“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:”
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