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Colossians 3:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 20 You children, be obedient to your parents in everything,+ for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Colossians 3:20

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 20 Τὰ The τέκνα, children, ὑπακούετε be YOU obeying τοῖς to the γονεῦσιν parents κατὰ according to πάντα, all (things), τοῦτο this γὰρ for εὐάρεστόν well-pleasing ἐστιν is ἐν in κυρίῳ. Lord.

Colossians 3:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 20 YOU children, be obedient+ to [your] parents in everything, for this is well-pleasing in [the] Lord.

Colossians 3:20

The Bible in Living English
- 20 Children, obey your parents in every respect, for this is a winsome way in the Lord.

Colossians 3:20

American Standard Version
- 20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Colossians 3:20

The Emphasized Bible
- 20 Ye children! be obedient unto your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing in the Lord;

Colossians 3:20

King James Version
- 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Colossians Study Notes—Chapter 3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 3:20
  
  be obedient: The Greek expression comes from a verb that has the basic meaning “listen.” Here it is used in the sense of hearing parental direction and complying with it in everything. Naturally, “everything” would include obedience in all things that are in harmony with God’s will; Paul did not mean to include matters that involved disobedience to God. Paul’s audience would have understood that such misplaced obedience would not be “well-pleasing to the Lord.”—Compare Lu 2:51 and study note; Ac 5:28, 29; Eph 6:1, 2.