Col 3:11 | HCSB | STEP | In Christ there is not Greek and Jew , circumcision and uncircumcision , barbarian , Scythian , slave and free ; but Christ is all and in all .

Colossians 3:11

11 In Christ ^{▼▼Lit Where} there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, ^{▼▼A term for a savage} ^{▼▼slave: The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English by "servant" or "bond servant"; the HCSB translates this word as "slave," not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire's inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.}slave and free; but Christ is all and in all. ^d