Colossians 3:18-4:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
Family Relations
18 (A)Wives, (B)be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 (C)Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 20 (D)Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing [a]to the Lord. 21 (E)Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
22 (F)Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters [b]on earth, (G)not with [c]external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work [d]heartily, (H)as for the Lord [e]rather than for men, 24 (I)knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward [f]of (J)the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you (K)serve. 25 For (L)he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and [g](M)that without partiality.
Fellow Workers
4 Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, (N)knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.
Footnotes
- Colossians 3:20 Lit in
- Colossians 3:22 Lit according to the flesh
- Colossians 3:22 Lit eyeservice
- Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul
- Colossians 3:23 Lit and not
- Colossians 3:24 I.e. consisting of
- Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality
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