Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 3:18

Exhortation to Households

3:18 Wives, submit to your ²  husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Colossians 3:20

3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.

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¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

² tn The article τοῖς (tois) with ἀνδράσιν (andrasin, “husbands”) has been translated as a possessive pronoun (“your”); see ExSyn 215.