New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:19-25

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

22 5Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters 6on earth, 7not with 8external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23Whatever you do, do your work 9heartily, 10as for the Lord 11rather than for men, 24 12knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward 13of 14the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you 15serve. 25For 16he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and 17 18that without partiality.

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Notes

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

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