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OET-RV by cross-referenced section COL 3:18

COL 3:18–4:1 ©

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Advice by role

Col 3:18—4:1

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 wivesdon’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.

23Whatever you all might be doing, consider in your hearts that you’re working for the master and not for people, 24knowing 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.


Collected OET-RV cross-references

Eph 5:22:

5:22 Married couples

22[ref]Wives should place themselves under their own husbands, just like they’re under the master,


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

1Pe 3:1:

3:1 Advice to married couples

3[ref]Similarly, women should be subject to their husbands, so that if any of them don’t believe the message, they’ll be won by the conduct of their wives even without hearing the message,


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

Eph 5:25:

25[ref]You husbands must love your wives, just like the messiah loved the church and gave himself completely for it,


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

1Pe 3:7:

7[ref]Similarly men should live with their wives with understanding like you’d handle something more fragile. They should display honour to their fellow recipients of life-giving grace so that their prayers won’t be hindered.


3:7: Eph 5:25; Col 3:19.

Eph 6:1:

6:1 Parents and children

6[ref]It’s right for children following the master to obey your parents.


6:1: Col 3:20.

Eph 6:4:

4[ref]Fathers, don’t provoke your children to anger, but bring them up caringly and teach them disciplines and instructions from the master.


6:4: Col 3:21.

Eph 6:5-8:

6:5 Slaves and masters

5[ref]Slaves, submit to your human masters with respect and fear, being sincere in your hearts as if serving the messiah. 6Don’t just please them when they’re watching, but work as slaves of the messiah, genuinely wanting to obey God 7by serving the master with good will. When you serve as if serving the master and not people, 8whether you’re a slave or free, it’s him who will reward you.


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

Deu 10:17:

17[ref]


10:17: 1Tim 6:15; Rev 17:14; 19:16; Acts 10:34; Rom 2:11; Gal 2:6; Eph 6:9.

Eph 6:9:

9[ref]Masters, do the same towards your slaves. You know that both the slaves and you have the same master in the heavens, so don’t threaten them because our master has no favourites.


6:9: a Col 4:1; b Deu 10:17; Col 3:25.

Eph 6:9:

9[ref]Masters, do the same towards your slaves. You know that both the slaves and you have the same master in the heavens, so don’t threaten them because our master has no favourites.


6:9: a Col 4:1; b Deu 10:17; Col 3:25.