The Lord is as kind to his followers\par as a father is to his children.\par
Colossians 3:21 - Easy To Read Version Fathers, don’t frustrate your children. If you are too hard to please, they might want to quit trying. 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. |
The Lord is as kind to his followers\par as a father is to his children.\par
Why? Because the Lord corrects the people he loves. Yes, God is like a father \{that punishes\} the son he loves.
Fathers, don’t make your children angry. But raise your children with the training and teaching of the Lord.
You know that we treated each one of you like a father treats his own children.