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Colossians 3:22

NETBible	Slaves,¹ obey your earthly² masters in every respect, not only when they are watching – like those who are strictly people-pleasers – but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
NIV © biblegateway Col 3:22	Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favour, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.
NASB © biblegateway Col 3:22	Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
NLT © biblegateway Col 3:22	You slaves must obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Obey them willingly because of your reverent fear of the Lord.
MSG © biblegateway Col 3:22	Servants, do what you're told by your earthly masters. And don't just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best.
BBE © SABDAweb Col 3:22	Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:
NRSV © bibleoremus Col 3:22	Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched and in order to please them, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.
NKJV © biblegateway Col 3:22	Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men–pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.
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KJV	Servants <1401>_, obey <5219> (5720) in <2596> all things <3956> [your] masters <2962> according <2596> to the flesh <4561>_; not <3361> with <1722> eyeservice <3787>_, as <5613> menpleasers <441>_; but <235> in <1722> singleness <572> of heart <2588>_, fearing <5399> (5740) God <2316>_:
NASB © biblegateway Col 3:22	Slaves <1401> , in all <3956> things <3956> obey <5219> those <3588> who are your masters <2962> on earth <4561> , not with external <3787> service <3787> , as those who <441> merely please <441> men <441> , but with sincerity <572> of heart <2588> , fearing <5399> the Lord <2962> .
NET [draft] ITL	Slaves <1401> , obey <5219> your earthly <4561> masters <2962> in <2596> every <3956> respect, not <3361> only when they are watching <3787> – like <5613> those who are strictly people-pleasers <441> – but <235> with <1722> a sincere <572> heart <2588> , fearing <5399> the Lord <2962> .
GREEK	oi <3588> T-NPM douloi <1401> N-NPM upakouete <5219> (5720) V-PAM-2P kata <2596> PREP panta <3956> A-APN toiv <3588> T-DPM kata <2596> PREP sarka <4561> N-ASF kurioiv <2962> N-DPM mh <3361> PRT-N en <1722> PREP ofyalmodouliaiv <3787> N-DPF wv <5613> ADV anyrwpareskoi <441> A-NPM all <235> CONJ en <1722> PREP aplothti <572> N-DSF kardiav <2588> N-GSF foboumenoi <5399> (5740) V-PNP-NPM ton <3588> T-ASM kurion <2962> N-ASM

NETBible

Slaves,¹ obey your earthly² masters in every respect, not only when they are watching – like those who are strictly people-pleasers – but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

NET Notes

¹tn On this word here and in 4:1, see the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.

²tn The prepositional phrase κατὰ σάρκα (kata sarka) does not necessarily qualify the masters as earthly or human (as opposed to the Master in heaven, the Lord), but could also refer to the sphere in which “the service-relation holds true.” See BDAG 577 s.v. κύριος 1.b.