New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:18-25

18 1Wives, 2be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 3Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 20 4Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing 5to the Lord. 21 6Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

22 7Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters 8on earth, 9not with 10external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23Whatever you do, do your work 11heartily, 12as for the Lord 13rather than for men, 24 14knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward 15of 16the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you 17serve. 25For 18he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and 19 20that without partiality.

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Notes

1. Colossians 3:18 Col 3:18-4:1: Eph 5:22-6:9 ↩
2. Colossians 3:18 Eph 5:22 ↩
3. Colossians 3:19 Eph 5:25; 1 Pet 3:7 ↩
4. Colossians 3:20 Eph 6:1 ↩
5. Colossians 3:20 Lit in ↩
6. Colossians 3:21 Eph 6:4 ↩
7. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:5 ↩
8. Colossians 3:22 Lit according to the flesh ↩
9. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:6 ↩
10. Colossians 3:22 Lit eyeservice ↩
11. Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul ↩
12. Colossians 3:23 Eph 6:7 ↩
13. Colossians 3:23 Lit and not ↩
14. Colossians 3:24 Eph 6:8 ↩
15. Colossians 3:24 I.e. consisting of ↩
16. Colossians 3:24 Acts 20:32; 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
17. Colossians 3:24 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
18. Colossians 3:25 Eph 6:8 ↩
19. Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality ↩
20. Colossians 3:25 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34; Eph 6:9 ↩

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