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OET by section COL 3:18

⌂ ← COL 3:18–4:1 → ◘ ║ ═ ©

Advice by role

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3:18 Advice by role

18 [ref]You wives should be subject to your husbands to the degree that it’s fitting in the master.

19 [ref]You husbands should love your wives—don’t become bitter towards them.

20 [ref]You children should obey your parents in everything, because that pleases the master.

21 [ref]You fathers shouldn’t be exasperating your children otherwise they may become discouraged.

22 [ref]You slaves should submit to your human masters in everything, not just when they’re watching like others do, but sincerely, and so honouring the master.

23 Whatever you all might be doing, consider in your hearts that you’re working for the master and not for people, 24 knowing that the master will repay you with an inheritance because you’ve been serving the master messiah. 25 [ref]Anyone who’s doing wrong will be repaid for that wrongness, and there won’t be any favouritism.

4 [ref]You masters, ensure that you’re treating your slaves with goodness and equality, knowing that you all also have a master of your own in heaven.

3:18: Eph 5:22; 1Pe 3:1.

3:19: Eph 5:25; 1Pe 3:7.

3:22-25: Eph 6:5-8.

3:25: Deu 10:17; Eph 6:9.

18 The Wives, be _being _subjected to _your husbands, as was _fitting in the_master.
19 The Husbands, be _loving your wives, and be_ not _being _embittered toward them.
20 The Children, be _submitting to _your parents in all things, because/for this is well _pleasing in the_master.
21 The fathers, not be _provoking the children of _you _all, in _order _that they _may_ not _be _losing _heart.
22 The Slaves, be _submitting to _your masters in all things according _to flesh, not with eyeservice as men _pleasing, but in sincerity of _heart, revering the master.
23 Whatever if you _all _may _be _doing, be _working with ^your_heart, as to _the master and not to _people, 24 having _known that you _all _will _be _taking _back from the_master the repaying of _your inheritance.
For/Because_ you _all _are _serving _the master chosen _one /messiah.
25 The one for doing _wrong, will _be _receiving _back what he _did _wrong, and there _is not favouritism.
4 The Masters, be _bringing _about what is righteous and the equality to _your slaves, having _known that also you _all are _having a_Master in heaven.

⌂ ← COL 3:18–4:1 → ◘ ║ ═ ©

COL Intro C1 C2 C3 C4