Colossians 3:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Colossians 3:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Colossians 3:18 is a verse from the book of Colossians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Colossians 3:18 — KJV
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”
— Colossians 3:18 (KJV)
Colossians 3:18 in Context — About the Book of Colossians
Colossians answers every spiritual add-on with one word: Christ. He is the image of the invisible God, creator and sustainer of all things, in whom all fullness dwells — and you have been given fullness in Him. Set your mind above; let His peace rule; do everything in His name.
Cross-References for Colossians 3:18
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:18: wives, submit, yourselves
“And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:18: own, fit, lord
“Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. tarry: Heb. hope it grieveth...: Heb. I have much bitterness”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:18: own, husbands, lord
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:18: wives, own, lord
“Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:18: wives, yourselves, lord
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