Colossians 3:24

because you know that you will receive your ¹  inheritance ²  from the Lord as the reward. Serve ³  the Lord Christ.

biblegateway Col 3:24

since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

biblegateway Col 3:24

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.

biblegateway Col 3:24

Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and the Master you are serving is Christ.

biblegateway Col 3:24

confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is Christ.

SABDAweb Col 3:24

Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.

bibleoremus Col 3:24

since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ.

biblegateway Col 3:24

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

biblegateway Col 3:24

because you know that you will receive your ¹  inheritance ²  from the Lord as the reward. Serve ³  the Lord Christ.

¹ tn The article τῆς (ths) has been translated as a possessive pronoun, “your” (ExSyn 215). It may also be functioning to indicate a well-known concept (inheritance as eternal life). See BDAG 548 s.v. κληρονομία 3: “common in Christian usage (corresp. to the LXX) (the possession of) transcendent salvation (as the inheritance of God’s children).”

² tn The genitive τῆς κληρονομίας (th" klhronomia") is a genitive of apposition: The reward consists of the inheritance.

³ tn The form of the term δουλεύετε (douleuete) is ambiguous; it can be read as either indicative or imperative. In favor of the indicative: (1) it seems to explain better the first part of v. 24, esp. “from the Lord” which would then read as: “because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as a reward for it is the Lord you are serving.” The “for” is supplied to make the relation explicit (it is actually added in many mss – D¹ Ψ 075 Ï – but the best ms evidence is against its inclusion). (2) With the imperative, one might expect ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ (Jw" tw kuriw), as for example in Eph 6:7. In favor of the imperative: (1) an imperative resumes the ἐργάζεσθε (ergazesqe) in v. 23a and forms a chiasm with it; (2) an imperative makes more sense of the γάρ (gar) in v. 25a; (3) an imperative relates equally well to the preceding statement; (4) a parallel can be found in Rom 12:11 which uses an imperatival participle δουλεύοντες (douleuonte") with the dative τῷ κυρίῳ. For an elaboration of these points see M. J. Harris, Colossians and Philemon (EGGNT), 185-86.