Colossians 3:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

New Living Translation
Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord.

English Standard Version
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

Berean Study Bible
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

New American Standard Bible
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

NASB 1995
Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

NASB 1977
Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Amplified Bible
Children, obey your parents [as God’s representatives] in all things, for this [attitude of respect and obedience] is well-pleasing to the Lord [and will bring you God’s promised blessings].

Christian Standard Bible
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
Children must always obey their parents. This pleases the Lord.

Good News Translation
Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents always, for that is what pleases God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Children, always obey your parents. This is pleasing to the Lord.

International Standard Version
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

NET Bible
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

New King James Version
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

King James 2000 Bible
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

New Heart English Bible
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

World English Bible
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

American King James Version
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

American Standard Version
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

A Faithful Version
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

Darby Bible Translation
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in [the] Lord.

English Revised Version
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Webster's Bible Translation
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in all thynges, for that is well pleasyng vnto the Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Ye children, obeye youre elders in all thinges, for that is well pleasynge vnto the LORDE.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Children obey youre fathers and mothers in all thinges for that is wel pleasynge vnto the lorde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the children: obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the LORD;

Berean Literal Bible
Children, obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Smith's Literal Translation
Children, listen to parents in all things: for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Children, hearken to your parents according to all things; for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Children, obey your parents in all things. For this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Children, obey your parents in all things, for thus it is pleasing before Our Lord.

Lamsa Bible
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto our LORD.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Godbey New Testament
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Haweis New Testament
Children, be obedient to your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Mace New Testament
children, obey your parents upon all occasions, for that is graceful in a christian.

Weymouth New Testament
Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.

Worrell New Testament
Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleasing in the Lord.

Worsley New Testament
Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing to the Lord:
















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