Colossians 3:20 (YLT)

Passage

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:18 The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;

Colossians 3:19 the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;

Colossians 3:20 the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Colossians 3:21 the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

Colossians 3:22 The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "children", "obey", "parents", "well-pleasing", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "the husbands love your wives and be..." into verse 21's "the fathers vex not your children lest...", so "all things" and "children" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.