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Col. 3:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Husbands
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
aner (Greek #435)
a man (properly as an individual male)
KJV usage: fellow, husband, man, sir.
Pronounce: an'-ayr
Origin: a primary word (compare 444)
, love
agapao (Greek #25)
to love (in a social or moral sense)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-ed). Compare 5368.
Pronounce: ag-ap-ah'-o
Origin: perhaps from ἄγαν (much) (or compare 5689)
your wives
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gune (Greek #1135)
a woman; specially, a wife
KJV usage: wife, woman.
Pronounce: goo-nay'
Origin: probably from the base of 1096
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
be
pikraino (Greek #4087)
to embitter (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: be (make) bitter.
Pronounce: pik-rah'-ee-no
Origin: from 4089
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
bitter
pikraino (Greek #4087)
to embitter (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: be (make) bitter.
Pronounce: pik-rah'-ee-no
Origin: from 4089
against
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
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Ministry on This Verse

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Gen. 2:23‑24• 23And the man said, This time [it is] bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh this shall be called Woman [Ishshah], because out of man [Ish] was taken this.
 24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. (Gen. 2:23‑24)
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Gen. 24:67• 67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. (Gen. 24:67)
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Prov. 5:18‑19• 18Let thy fountain be blessed;{HR}Rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
 19A lovely hind and a, graceful doe, {sup}{HR}{/sup}Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times;{HR}With her love be ravished continually. (Prov. 5:18‑19)
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Eccl. 9:9• 9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest{HR}All the days of the life of thy vanity,{HR}Which he hath given thee under the sun,{HR}All the days of thy vanity:{HR}For that is thy portion in life,{HR}And in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun. (Eccl. 9:9)
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Mal. 2:14‑16• 14Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
 15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
 16For Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith he hateth putting away; for one covereth violence with his garment, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. (Mal. 2:14‑16)
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Luke 14:26• 26If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father, and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters; yea and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple; (Luke 14:26)
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Eph. 5:25,28‑29,33• 25Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for it,
 28Thus ought husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loveth his own wife loveth himself,
 29for no one ever hated his own flesh but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Christ also the assembly:
 33Nevertheless, ye also every one, let each so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife fear the husband. (Eph. 5:25,28‑29,33)
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1 Peter 3:7• 7Ye husbands, likewise, dwelling with [them] according to knowledge, awarding honour as to a weaker vessel(the female, as also fellow-heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. (1 Peter 3:7)
bitter.
Col. 3:21• 21Fathers, do not irritate your children, that they be not discouraged. (Col. 3:21)
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Rom. 3:14• 14whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; (Rom. 3:14)
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Eph. 4:31• 31Let all bitterness and passion and wrath and clamour and evil-speaking be removed from you with all malice; (Eph. 4:31)
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James 3:14• 14But if ye have bitter emulation and faction in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth. (James 3:14)
• The Christian husband is to “love” his wife. He is to not only initiate love in the relationship, but he is also the one who is to maintain it. (“Christ Expressed in the Family Circle: Colossians 3:18-21” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

W. Kelly Translation

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Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter against them.