Colossians

Colossians 3:18–19

¹⁸Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

¹⁹Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wives	γυναῖκες	gynaikes	Noun - Vocative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
submit	ὑποτάσσεσθε	hypotassesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G5293 I place under, subject to
to	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
husbands	ἀνδράσιν	andrasin	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
is fitting	ἀνῆκεν	anēken	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G433 is due, becoming, suitable, proper
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Lord	Κυρίῳ	Kyriō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Husbands	ἄνδρες	andres	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
love	ἀγαπᾶτε	agapate	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G25 I love
wives	γυναῖκας	gynaikas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
be harsh	πικραίνεσθε	pikrainesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G4087 I embitter
with	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
them	αὐτάς	autas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Colossians 3:18 Ephesians 5:22–6:9 · Titus 2:4–5 · 1 Corinthians 11:3 · 1 Peter 3:1–6 · Genesis 3:16 · 1 Timothy 2:12 · Esther 1:20 · 1 Corinthians 14:34 · Acts 5:29

Colossians 3:19 1 Peter 3:7 · Genesis 2:23–24 · Ephesians 5:25 · Colossians 3:21 · Ephesians 5:28–29 · Ephesians 5:33 · Ephesians 4:31 · Proverbs 5:18–19 · Malachi 2:14–16 · Ecclesiastes 9:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.