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  • Colossians 3:21
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 21 You fathers, do not be exasperating* your children,+ so that they do not become downhearted.*

  • Colossians 3:21
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 21 Οἱ The πατέρες, fathers, μὴ not ἐρεθίζετε be YOU exciting τὰ the τέκνα children ὑμῶν, of YOU, ἵνα in order that μὴ not ἀθυμῶσιν. they may become dispirited.

  • Colossians 3:21
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 21 YOU fathers, do not be exasperating your children,+ so that they do not become downhearted.

  • Colossians 3:21
    The Bible in Living English
    • 21 Fathers, do not nettle your children, so that they may not be disheartened.

  • Colossians 3:21
    American Standard Version
    • 21 Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

  • Colossians 3:21
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 21 Ye fathers! be not irritating your children, lest they be disheartened;

  • Colossians 3:21
    King James Version
    • 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

  • Colossians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 3:21 w05 6/15 22; w97 8/1 12; w96 8/1 20; fy 148; g96 10/22 6; kl 148; g90 4/22 25-26; w86 11/1 22

  • Colossians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 3:21 w84 4/1 28; fl 105-106, 145; gh 166-167; g76 7/22 10; w71 370; g66 7/8 4; w63 433, 497; g63 6/22 6; g62 11/8 17; w54 55

  • Colossians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 3:21

      The Watchtower,

      6/15/2005, p. 22

      8/1/1997, p. 12

      8/1/1996, p. 20

      11/1/1986, p. 22

      4/1/1984, p. 28

      6/15/1971, p. 370

      8/15/1963, pp. 496-497

      7/15/1963, pp. 432-434

      1/15/1954, pp. 54-56

      Family Happiness, p. 148

      Awake!,

      10/22/1996, p. 6

      4/22/1990, pp. 25-26

      7/22/1976, pp. 9-10

      Knowledge, p. 148

      Good News, pp. 166-167

  • Colossians Study Notes—Chapter 3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 3:21

      do not be exasperating: The Greek word for “exasperating” may also be rendered “provoking” or “irritating.” Paul does not refer to the effects of discipline given by a loving parent. (Compare Pr 13:24.) Rather, he has in mind the damage caused by unreasonable or harsh treatment of children by parents. Such abuse would fail to reflect the Scriptural record of Jehovah’s balanced dealings with his people (Ps 103:13; Jas 5:11) or of the encouraging way that Jehovah dealt with his own Son (Mt 3:17; 17:5).

      downhearted: Paul uses a word that occurs only here in the Christian Greek Scriptures, one that might also be rendered “discouraged.” It suggests a loss of heart, a kind of discouragement that can become entrenched and prove dangerous to a child’s well-being. As the context indicates, such discouragement may be the result of parental mistreatment. Regarding the use of this word here, reference works note that the “exasperating” treatment that Paul mentions may convince a child that it is impossible to please the parent. Such conviction, in turn, may cause a child to become disheartened or even lead him to despair.​—See study note on do not be exasperating in this verse.

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