Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
the Third Week after Easter
the Third Week after Easter
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Read the Bible
New Century Version
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not nag your children. If you are too hard to please, they may want to stop trying.
Jump to:Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Clarke's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- BridgewayEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they won’t become discouraged.
Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they won’t become discouraged.
King James Version (1611)
Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
King James Version
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
English Standard Version
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
New American Standard Bible
Fathers, do not antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
Fathers, do not antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
Legacy Standard Bible
Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
Berean Standard Bible
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Contemporary English Version
Parents, don't be hard on your children. If you are, they might give up.
Parents, don't be hard on your children. If you are, they might give up.
Complete Jewish Bible
Fathers, don't irritate your children and make them resentful, or they will become discouraged.
Fathers, don't irritate your children and make them resentful, or they will become discouraged.
Darby Translation
Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.
Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.
Easy-to-Read Version
Fathers, don't upset your children. If you are too hard to please, they might want to stop trying.
Fathers, don't upset your children. If you are too hard to please, they might want to stop trying.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged.
Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged.
George Lamsa Translation
Parents, do not provoke your children, that they may not be discouraged.
Parents, do not provoke your children, that they may not be discouraged.
Good News Translation
Parents, do not irritate your children, or they will become discouraged.
Parents, do not irritate your children, or they will become discouraged.
Lexham English Bible
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
Literal Translation
Fathers, do not provoke your children, that they may not be disheartened.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, that they may not be disheartened.
Amplified Bible
Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or exasperate your children [with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by favoritism or indifference; treat them tenderly with lovingkindness], so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated [with their spirits broken].
Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or exasperate your children [with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by favoritism or indifference; treat them tenderly with lovingkindness], so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated [with their spirits broken].
American Standard Version
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Bible in Basic English
Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken.
Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken.
Hebrew Names Version
Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.
Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.
International Standard Version
Fathers, do not make your children resentful, lest they become discouraged.Ephesians 6:4;">[xr]
Fathers, do not make your children resentful, lest they become discouraged.Ephesians 6:4;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Fathers, exasperate not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Fathers, exasperate not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Murdock Translation
Parents, anger not your children, lest they be discouraged.
Parents, anger not your children, lest they be discouraged.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Fathers, prouoke not your chyldren [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
Fathers, prouoke not your chyldren [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
English Revised Version
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
World English Bible
Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.
Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Weymouth's New Testament
Fathers, do not fret and harass your children, or you may make them sullen and morose.
Fathers, do not fret and harass your children, or you may make them sullen and morose.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Fadris, nyle ye terre youre sones to indignacioun, that thei be not maad feble hertid.
Fadris, nyle ye terre youre sones to indignacioun, that thei be not maad feble hertid.
Update Bible Version
Fathers, do not provoke your children, that they not be discouraged.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, that they not be discouraged.
Webster's Bible Translation
Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
New English Translation
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.
New King James Version
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
New Living Translation
Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.
Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.
New Life Bible
Fathers, do not be so hard on your children that they will give up trying to do what is right.
Fathers, do not be so hard on your children that they will give up trying to do what is right.
New Revised Standard
Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye fathers! be not irritating your children, lest they be disheartened;
Ye fathers! be not irritating your children, lest they be disheartened;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged.
Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged.
Revised Standard Version
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Fathers rate not youre children lest they be of a desperate mynde.
Fathers rate not youre children lest they be of a desperate mynde.
Young's Literal Translation
the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.
the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye fathers, rate not yor children, lest they be of a desperate mynde.
Ye fathers, rate not yor children, lest they be of a desperate mynde.
Mace New Testament (1729)
fathers, don't treat your children with severity, lest they be discourag'd.
fathers, don't treat your children with severity, lest they be discourag'd.
THE MESSAGE
Parents, don't come down too hard on your children or you'll crush their spirits.
Parents, don't come down too hard on your children or you'll crush their spirits.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Dads, don't be bullies toward your kids or they'll end up hating you.
Dads, don't be bullies toward your kids or they'll end up hating you.
Contextual Overview
18 Wives, yield to the authority of your husbands, because this is the right thing to do in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and be gentle with them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things, because this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not nag your children. If you are too hard to please, they may want to stop trying. 22 Slaves, obey your masters in all things. Do not obey just when they are watching you, to gain their favor, but serve them honestly, because you respect the Lord. 23 In all the work you are doing, work the best you can. Work as if you were doing it for the Lord, not for people. 24 Remember that you will receive your reward from the Lord, which he promised to his people. You are serving the Lord Christ. 25 But remember that anyone who does wrong will be punished for that wrong, and the Lord treats everyone the same.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 103:13, Proverbs 3:12, Proverbs 4:1-4, Ephesians 6:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, Hebrews 12:5-11
Reciprocal: Colossians 3:19 - bitter
Cross-References
Genesis 3:2
The woman answered the snake, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden.
The woman answered the snake, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden.
Genesis 3:3
But God told us, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch it, or you will die.'"
But God told us, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch it, or you will die.'"
Genesis 3:7
Then, it was as if their eyes were opened. They realized they were naked, so they sewed fig leaves together and made something to cover themselves.
Then, it was as if their eyes were opened. They realized they were naked, so they sewed fig leaves together and made something to cover themselves.
Isaiah 61:10
The Lord makes me very happy; all that I am rejoices in my God. He has covered me with clothes of salvation and wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding, like a bride dressed in jewels.
The Lord makes me very happy; all that I am rejoices in my God. He has covered me with clothes of salvation and wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding, like a bride dressed in jewels.
Romans 3:22
God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all people are the same:
God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all people are the same:
2 Corinthians 5:21
Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God.
Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger,....
:-.
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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Fathers, provoke not ... - Notes, Ephesians 6:4.
Lest they be discouraged - Lest, by your continually finding fault with them, they should lose all courage, and despair of ever pleasing you. There is much sound sense and practical wisdom in this observation of the apostle. Children should not be flattered, but they should be encouraged. They should not be so praised as to make them vain and proud, but they should be commended when they do well. The desire of praise should not be the principle from which they should be taught to act, but they should feel that the approbation of parents is a desirable thing, and when they act so as to deserve that approbation, no injury is done them by their understanding it. He who always finds fault with a child; who is never satisfied with what he does; who scolds and frets and complains, let him do as he will, breaks his spirit, and soon destroys in the delicate texture of his soul all desire of doing well. The child in despair soon gives over every effort to please. He becomes sullen, morose, stupid, and indifferent to all the motives that can be presented to him, and becomes to a great extent indifferent as to what he does - since all that he does meets with the same reception from the parent.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 21. Fathers, provoke not — Ephesians 6:4; Ephesians 6:4.
