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Colossenzen 3:21

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21 Gij vaders, tergt uw kinderen niet, opdat zij niet moedeloos worden.

Colossenzen 3:21 Meaning and Commentary

Colossians 3:21

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger
(See Gill on Ephesians 6:4).

lest they be discouraged;
or disheartened and dispirited; their spirits be broke through grief and trouble, and they become indolent, sluggish, and unfit for business; or, despairing of having any share in the affections of their parents, disregard their commands, instructions, and corrections, and grow obdurate, stubborn, and rebellious.

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Colossenzen 3:21 In-Context

19 Gij mannen, hebt uw vrouwen lief, en wordt niet verbitterd tegen haar.
20 Gij kinderen, zijt uw ouderen gehoorzaam in alles, want dat is de Heere welbehagelijk.
21 Gij vaders, tergt uw kinderen niet, opdat zij niet moedeloos worden.
22 Gij dienstknechten, zijt in alles gehoorzaam uw heren naar het vlees, niet met ogendiensten als mensenbehagers, maar met eenvoudigheid des harten, vrezende God.
23 En al wat gij doet, doet dat van harte als den Heere en niet den mensen;
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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