Colossians 3:22-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 Slaves, obey your human(A) masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.(B)
23 Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically,[a] as something done for the Lord and not for men,(C) 24 knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.
Footnotes
- Colossians 3:23 Lit do it from the soul
Colossians 3:22-24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Slaves and Masters. 22 Slaves,[a] obey your human masters in everything, not only when being watched, as currying favor, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.(A) 23 Whatever you do, do from the heart, as for the Lord and not for others, 24 knowing that you will receive from the Lord the due payment of the inheritance; be slaves of the Lord Christ.
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- 3:22–25 Slaves: within this table of duties in family and societal relations, involving wives and husbands, children and parents (Col 3:18–21), such as also appears in Eph 5:22–6:9, slaves here receive special attention because of the case of Onesimus the slave returning to his master (Col 4:9; Phlm 10–12).
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