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Colossians 3:18-25

18ΑἱHaiG3588Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,submitὑποτάσσεσθεhupotassestheG5293toτοῖςtoisG3588yourhusbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asὡςhōsG5613is fittingἀνῆκενanēkenG433inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19ΟἱHoiG3588Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourτὰςtasG3588wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361be harshπικραίνεσθεpikrainestheG4087withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτάς.¶autasG846.

20ΤὰTaG3588Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourτοῖςtoisG3588parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118inκατὰkataG2596everythingπάντα·pantaG3956,forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101toἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

21ΟἱHoiG3588Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,do notμὴmēG3361provokeἐρεθίζετεerethizeteG2042yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043,soἵναinaG2443they will not become discouragedμὴ ἀθυμῶσιν.¶mē athumōsinG3361 G120.

22ΟἱHoiG3588Slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourτοῖςtoisG3588earthlyκατὰ σάρκαkata sarkaG2596 G4561mastersκυρίοις,kurioisG2962inκατὰkataG2596everythingπάνταpantaG3956,notμὴmēG3361onlyto please themὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοιhōs anthrōpareskoiG5613 G441while they are watchingἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳen ophthalmodouliaG1722 G3787,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235withἐνenG1722sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andfearφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399of theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

23Whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160,work at itἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038with your whole beingἐκ ψυχῆςek psuchēsG1537 G5590,as forὡςhōsG5613theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756for menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

24because you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you will receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618τὴνtēnG3588an inheritanceκληρονομίας·klēronomiasG2817fromἀπὸapoG575theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962as yourτῆςtēsG3588rewardἀνταπόδοσινantapodosinG469. It istheτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547you are servingδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398.

25γὰρgarG1063WhoeverὁhoG3588does wrongἀδικῶνadikōnG91will be repaidκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865forhis wrongὃ ἠδίκησενho ēdikēsenG3739 G91,andκαὶkaiG2532there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756favoritismπροσωπολημψία.¶prosōpolēmpsiaG4382.

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