Verse List for COL 4:1

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B I ◄ ↨ Col 4:1 ↓ → ═ ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) 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.

OET-LV 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.

ULT Masters, give to your slaves, what is right and fair, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.

UST Masters must treat their slaves justly and fairly. You who are masters must do this because you know that you too serve a Master, one who is in heaven.

BSB & MSB Masters, supply [your] slaves with what [is] right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

BLB Masters, give to the slaves that which is righteous and that which is equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

AICNT masters, provide what is right and fair to your slaves,[fn] knowing that you also have a master[fn] in {heaven}.[fn]

OEB Masters, do what is right and fair by your slaves, for you know that you also have a Master – in heaven.

WEBBE & WMBB Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

NET Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

LSV The masters: give that which is righteous and equal to the servants, having known that you also have a Master in the heavens.

FBV You masters, treat your servants in a way that is right and fair, recognizing that you too have a Master in heaven.

TCNT Masters, treat your slaves with justice and equity, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

T4T You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven who will say whether he approves of what you have done.

LEB Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.

BBE Masters, give your servants what is right and equal, conscious that you have a Master in heaven.

Moff Masters, treat your servants justly and fairly; remember you have a Master of your own in heaven.

Wymth Masters, deal justly and equitably with your slaves, knowing that you too have a Master in Heaven.

ASV Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

DRA Masters, do to your servants that which is just and equal: knowing that you also have a master in heaven.

YLT The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

Drby Masters, give to bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that ye also have a Master in [the] heavens.

RV Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
(Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye/you_all also have a Master in heaven.)

SLT Lords, render ye to servants Justice and equality; knowing that ye also have a Lord in the heavens.

Wbstr Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

KJB-1769 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
(Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye/you_all also have a Master in heaven.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Masters, giue vnto your seruants that which is iust and equall, knowing that yee also haue a Master in heauen.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Maisters, do vnto your seruauntes that which is iust & equall, knowyng that ye also haue a maister in heauen.
(Masters, do unto your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that ye/you_all also have a master in heaven.)

Gnva Ye masters, doe vnto your seruants, that which is iust, and equall, knowing that ye also haue a master in heauen.
(Ye/You_all masters, do unto your servants, that which is just, and equal, knowing that ye/you_all also have a master in heaven.)

Cvdl Ye masters, do vnto youre seruauntes that which is iust and equall, and knowe, yt ye also haue a master in heauen.
(Ye/You_all masters, do unto your(pl) servants that which is just and equal, and know, it ye/you_all also have a master in heaven.)

TNT Ye masters do vnto youre servauntes that which is iust and egall seinge ye knowe that ye also have a master in heven.
(Ye/You_all masters do unto your(pl) servants that which is just and egall seeing ye/you_all know that ye/you_all also have a master in heaven.)

Wycl Lordis, yyue ye to seruauntis that that is iust and euene, witinge that also ye han a Lord in heuene.
(Lord’s, give ye/you_all to servants that that is just and euene, witinge that also ye/you_all have a Lord in heaven.)

Luth Ihr Herren, was recht und gleich ist, das beweiset den Knechten und wisset, daß ihr auch einen HErr’s im Himmel habt.
(You(pl) gentlemen, what/which right and even is, the proves the servants and know, that you(pl)/their/her also a LORD’s in_the heaven have.)

ClVg Domini, quod justum est et æquum, servis præstate: scientes quod et vos Dominum habetis in cælo.
(Master, that just it_is and æquum, slaves providese: knowing that and you(pl) the_Master you(pl)_have in/into/on the_sky.)

SR-GNT Οἱ κύριοι, τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα τοῖς δούλοις παρέχεσθε, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔχετε ˚Κύριον ἐν οὐρανῷ. ‡

UGNT οἱ κύριοι, τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα τοῖς δούλοις παρέχεσθε, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔχετε Κύριον ἐν οὐρανῷ.

SBL-GNT οἱ κύριοι, τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα τοῖς δούλοις παρέχεσθε, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔχετε κύριον ἐν ⸀οὐρανῷ.

RP-GNT Οἱ κύριοι, τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα τοῖς δούλοις παρέχεσθε, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔχετε κύριον ἐν οὐρανοῖς.

TC-GNT οἱ κύριοι, τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα τοῖς δούλοις παρέχεσθε, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔχετε Κύριον ἐν [fn]οὐρανοῖς.