Colossians 3:21

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Colossians 3:21 New International Version (NIV)

Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 The Message (MSG)

Parents, don’t come down too hard on your children or you’ll crush their spirits.

Colossians 3:21 King James Version (KJV)

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

Colossians 3:21 New Century Version (NCV)

Fathers, do not nag your children. If you are too hard to please, they may want to stop trying.

Colossians 3:21 American Standard Version (ASV)

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 New King James Version (NKJV)

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)

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].

Colossians 3:21 New Living Translation (NLT)

Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 The Passion Translation (TPT)

And fathers, don’t have unrealistic expectations for your children or else they may become discouraged.

Colossians 3:21 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.