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Colossians 3:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 22 You slaves, be obedient in everything to those who are your human masters,+ not only when they are watching, just to please men, but with sincerity of heart, with fear of Jehovah.

Colossians 3:22

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 22 Οἱ The δοῦλοι, slaves, ὑπακούετε be YOU obeying κατὰ according to πάντα all (things) τοῖς to the κατὰ according to σάρκα flesh κυρίοις, to lords, μὴ not ἐν in ὀφθαλμοδουλίαις, eye-slaveries, ὡς as ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι, men pleasers, ἀλλ’ but ἐν in ἁπλότητι simplicity καρδίας, of heart, φοβούμενοι fearing τὸν the κύριον. Lord.

Colossians 3:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 22 YOU slaves, be obedient in everything to those who are [your] masters in a fleshly sense,+ not with acts of eye-service, as men pleasers,+ but with sincerity of heart, with fear of Jehovah.*+

Colossians 3:22

The Bible in Living English
- 22 * Servants, obey in every respect those who are your masters in the way of flesh, not in eye-services as man-pleasers do but in single-heartedness, fearing the Lord;

Colossians 3:22

American Standard Version
- 22 Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

Colossians 3:22

The Emphasized Bible
- 22 Ye servants! be obedient in all things unto them who according to the flesh are your masters,—Not with eye-service as man-pleasers, But with singleness of heart revering the Lord,—

Colossians 3:22

King James Version
- 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: