22Bondservants, obey xin everything those who are your earthly masters,6 not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23yWhatever you do, work heartily, zas for the Lord and not for men, 24knowing that from the Lord ayou will receive the inheritance as your reward. bYou are serving the Lord Christ. 25For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
Footnotes
- 6 3:22 Or your masters according to the flesh
A Study in Colossians, Volume 4
God’s Pattern for Relationships Colossians 3:18–4:1, Ephesians 5:21–6:9 Series • ID: 15104
A Study in Colossians, Volume 4
God’s Pattern for Relationships Colossians 3:18–4:1, Ephesians 5:21–6:9 Series • ID: 15104
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