Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
What does Colossians 3:20 mean?
The epistles most taken up in displaying the glory of the Divine grace, and magnifying the Lord Jesus, are the most particular in pressing the duties of the Christian life.
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Keep this verse inside Colossians 3:20-21 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents ... - Notes, Ephesians 6:1-4 .
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in all things; not in things sinful, which are contrary to the law of God, and Gospel of Christ; in things repugnant to the duties of religion, the ordinances of the Gospel, and the doctrines of Christ, parents are to be neglected and disobeyed.
Context in Colossians 3
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Colossians 3 belongs to the late movement of the book, especially the section often described as new life in Christ. Colossians magnifies Christ as image, creator, reconciler, head of the church, and the one in whom believers are complete. Read this chapter with the wider themes of supremacy of Christ, fullness, and reconciliation in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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Key passages on households, parenthood, children, mutual responsibility, and the way family life is placed under the Lord’s claim.
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Key passages on God's unmerited favour, the grace of Christ, salvation by grace through faith, and how grace transforms the way believers live.