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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters[a] in everything, not only while being watched and in order to please them, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.[b] 23 Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters,[c] 24 since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve[d] the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong has been done, and there is no partiality.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:22 In Greek the same word is used for master and Lord
  2. Colossians 3:22 In Greek the same word is used for master and Lord
  3. Colossians 3:23 Gk not for men
  4. Colossians 3:24 Or you are slaves of, or be slaves of

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