Colossians 3:20
“Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”
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What Does Colossians 3:20 Mean?
Paul addresses the children of the household directly, treating them as real members of the believing community. Children, obey your parents in all things -- a comprehensive call to honor and heed those who raise them.
The motive lifts ordinary obedience to a higher plane: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. A child's obedience is not merely good manners or family order; it is something that delights God himself. Paul dignifies the young by speaking to them and by showing that their everyday faithfulness matters to the Lord. For the Colossians, this means the home is a training ground in pleasing God, beginning with the child's respect for parents. Even the youngest can live in a way that honors Christ. What might seem a small domestic duty is, in God's sight, a genuine offering that pleases him.