New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:18-25

18Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,be subjectὑποτάσσεσθεhupotassestheG5293to your husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,as is fittingἀνῆκενanēkenG433in the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135and do not be embitteredπικραίνεσθεpikrainestheG4087againstπρὸςprosG4314them.

20Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,be obedientὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219to your parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118in allG3956thingsπάντα·pantaG3956,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is well-pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101to the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

21Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,do not exasperateἐρεθίζετεerethizeteG2042your childrenτέκναteknaG5043,soἵναinaG2443that they will not loseG120heartG120.

22Slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,in allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219thoseG3588who are your mastersκυρίοις,kurioisG2962on earthσάρκαsarkaG4561, not withexternalG3787serviceG3787,as those whoG441merelypleaseG441menG441,but with sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,fearingφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

23Whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160,doG2038your workἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038heartilyψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,as for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ratherG3756thanκαὶkaiG2532 G3756for menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

24knowingG3609that from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962you will receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618the rewardἀνταπόδοσινantapodosinG469ofthe inheritanceκληρονομίας·klēronomiasG2817.It is the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547whom youserveδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398.

25Forhe who doesG91wrongἀδικῶνadikōnG91will receiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865the consequences of the wrongἠδίκησενēdikēsenG91whichὃhoG3739he has doneG91, andthat withoutοὐκoukG3756partialityπροσωπολημψία.¶prosōpolēmpsiaG4382.

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