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Colossians 3:18-25

18ΑἱHaiG3588Wivesγυναῖκες, τοῖςgunaikes toisG3588 G1135,submit yourselvesὑποτάσσεσθεhupotassestheG5293unto your ownG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asὡςhōsG5613it is fitἀνῆκενanēkenG433inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19HusbandsΟἱ ἄνδρες,Hoi andresG3588 G435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourwivesτὰς γυναῖκαςtas gunaikasG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532beG4087notμὴmēG3361bitterG4087againstπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτάς.¶autasG846.

20Childrenτέκνα,teknaG3588 G5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG3588 G1118inκατὰkataG2596all thingsπάντα·pantaG3956:forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510well pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101unto the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG3588 G2962.

21ἵναinaG2443FathersΟἱ πατέρες,Hoi pateresG3588 G3962,provokeἐρεθίζετεerethizeteG2042notμὴmēG3361yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043to anger,lestμὴmēG3361they be discouragedἀθυμῶσιν.¶athumōsinG120.

22ΟἱHoiG3588Servantsδοῦλοι, τοῖςdouloi toisG3588 G1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219inκατὰkataG2596all thingsπάνταpantaG3956yourmastersG2962according toκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;notμὴmēG3361withἐνenG1722eyeserviceὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳophthalmodouliaG3787,asὡςhōsG5613menpleasersἀνθρωπάρεσκοιanthrōpareskoiG441;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722singlenessἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,fearingφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399GodτὸνtonG3588 G2316:

23AndG2532whatsoeverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3956 G3739 G5100 G1437ye doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160,doἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038itἐκekG1537heartilyψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,asὡςhōsG5613to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962,andG2532notοὐκoukG3756unto menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444;

24τὴνtēnG3588KnowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ofἀπὸapoG575the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962ye shall receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618the rewardἀνταπόδοσιν τῆςantapodosin tēsG3588 G469of the inheritanceκληρονομίας· τῷklēronomias tōG3588 G2817:forG1063ye serveδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

25ButG1161he that doeth wrongὁ ἀδικῶνho adikōnG3588 G91shall receiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865for the wrongἠδίκησενēdikēsenG91whichὃhoG3739he hath doneG91:andκαὶkaiG2532there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756respect of personsπροσωπολημψία.¶prosōpolēmpsiaG4382.

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