for the Lord disciplines the one he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
Colossians 3:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they won’t become discouraged. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or fret your children [do not be hard on them or harass them], lest they become discouraged and sullen and morose and feel inferior and frustrated. [Do not break their spirit.] American Standard Version (1901) Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged. Common English Bible Parents, don’t provoke your children in a way that ends up discouraging them. Catholic Public Domain Version Fathers, do not provoke your children to indignation, lest they lose heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged. |
for the Lord disciplines the one he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.