New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 3:18-25

18Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,beG5293subjectG5293to your husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,as is fittingἀνῆκενanēkenG433in the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135and do not becomeG4087bitterG4087againstπρὸςprosG4314them.

20Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219your parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118in everythingπάντα·pantaG3956,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101to the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

21Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962, do notantagonizeἐρεθίζετεerethizeteG2042your childrenτέκναteknaG5043,soG2443thatG2443they will not becomeG120discouragedG120.

22Slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219thoseG3588who are yourhumanσάρκαsarkaG4561mastersκυρίοις,kurioisG2962in everythingπάνταpantaG3956, not witheye-serviceὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳophthalmodouliaG3787,as people-pleasersἀνθρωπάρεσκοιanthrōpareskoiG441,but with sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,fearingφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

23Whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160,doG2038your workἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038heartilyψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,as for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962and not for peopleἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

24knowingG3609that it isfrom the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962thatyou will receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618the rewardἀνταπόδοσινantapodosinG469ofthe inheritanceκληρονομίας·klēronomiasG2817. It isthe LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547whom youserveδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398.

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

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