Cross references
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Colossians 3:19 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Peter 3:7 (59 votes) and Genesis 2:23–24 (42 votes). 7 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 2 to 1 Peter 3.
Which verses does Colossians 3:19 point to?
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- 1 Peter 3:759 votes
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
- Genesis 2:23–2442 votes
And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
- Ephesians 5:2537 votes
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
- Colossians 3:2136 votes
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
- Ephesians 5:28–2929 votes
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
- Ephesians 5:3312 votes
Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- Ephesians 4:319 votes
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- Proverbs 5:18–198 votes
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
- Ecclesiastes 9:96 votes
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
- Malachi 2:14–166 votes
Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. …
- Genesis 24:672 votes
- Luke 14:262 votes
- James 3:142 votes
- Romans 3:140 votes
Which verses point to Colossians 3:19?
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