Colossians 3:18-25
Family Relations
18 aWives, bbe subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 cHusbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 20 dChildren, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing ▼▼ Lit in
to the Lord. 21 fFathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart. 22 gSlaves, in all things obey those who are your masters ▼▼ Lit according to the flesh
on earth, inot with ▼▼ Lit eyeservice
external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23Whatever you do, do your work ▼▼ Lit from the soul
heartily, las for the Lord ▼▼ Lit and not
rather than for men, 24 nknowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward ▼▼ I.e. consisting of
of pthe inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you qserve. 25For rhe who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and ▼▼ Lit there is no partiality
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tthat without partiality. Colossians 4:1
Fellow Workers
1Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, uknowing that you too have a Master in heaven.
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