Colossians 3:23-25

New International Version

²³Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, ²⁴since you know that you will receive an inheritance^(A) from the Lord as a reward.^(B) It is the Lord Christ you are serving. ²⁵Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.^(C)

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Colossians 3:23-25

English Standard Version

²³^(A)Whatever you do, work heartily, ^(B)as for the Lord and not for men, ²⁴knowing that from the Lord ^(C)you will receive the inheritance as your reward. ^(D)You are serving the Lord Christ. ²⁵For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

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Colossians 3:23-25

New American Standard Bible

²³Whatever you do, do your work ^[a]heartily, ^(A)as for the Lord and not for people, ²⁴^(B)knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward ^[b]of ^(C)the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you ^(D)serve. ²⁵For ^(E)the one who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and ^[c]^(F)that without partiality.

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Footnotes

Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul
Colossians 3:24 I.e., consisting of
Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality

Colossians 3:23-25

King James Version

²³And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

²⁴Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

²⁵But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

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Colossians 3:23-25

New King James Version

²³^(A)And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, ²⁴^(B)knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; ^(C)for^[a] you serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and ^(D)there is no partiality.