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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love your wives,.... Ephesians 5:25.

and be not bitter against them; turning love into hatred of their persons; ruling with rigour, and in a tyrannical manner; behaving towards them in a morose, churlish, and ill natured way; giving them either bitter words, or blows, and denying them their affection, care, provision, protection, and assistance, but using them as servants, or worse. All which is barbarous, brutish, and unchristian, and utterly unbecoming the Gospel.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES ... - Notes, Ephesians 4:25....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE RISEN LIFE (Colossians 3:1-4)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES, AND BE NOT BITTER AGAINST THEM....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

    HUSBANDS. Love your wives as Christ loves his church (Ephesians 5:25)....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 3:19 DO NOT BE HARSH WITH THEM. Violence, threats, and unkind words are not acceptable in a Christian home. Husbands are called to LOVE their wives as Christ loved the ch...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 3:18. AS IT IS FIT IN THE LORD.—See Ephesians 5:22. The feeling of propriety St. Paul emphasises here, and limits it “in the Lord.” Colossians 3:19. Be not

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So then, If then you are risen with Christ [If you are risen with Christ... going back to buried with Christ in baptism, now risen with Him], seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth a...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 3:7; Colossians 3:21; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Ephesians 4:31;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Be not bitter [μ η π ι κ ρ α ι ν ε σ θ ε]. Lit., be not embittered. Used only here by Paul. Elsewhere only in Revelation. The compounds parapikrainw to exasperate, and parapikrasmov provocation, occur...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING Colossians 3:15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts. 2. The call of God to the Church, His Body. 3. Be ye thankful. 4. Let the Word of God d...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Be not bitter — (Which may be without any appearance of anger) either in word or spirit....

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Observe, 1. The general duty of the husband declared, to love his wife with. special, peculiar, conjugal affection, and to discover this love by. tender care over her, an affectionate regard to her, c...

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