Colossians 3:22

Conservative English Version

Slaves, you must always obey your earthly masters. Try to please them at all times, and not just when you think they are watching. Honor the Lord and serve your masters with your whole heart.

Cross References

Genesis 42:18

before saying to them: Since I respect God, I'll give you a chance to save your lives.

Nehemiah 5:15

Each governor before me had been a burden to the people by making them pay for his food and wine and by demanding forty silver coins a day. Even their officials had been a burden to the people. But I respected God, and I didn't think it was right to be so hard on them.

Nehemiah 5:9

I continued, "What you have done is wrong! We must honor our God by the way we live, so the Gentiles can't find fault with us.

Psalm 123:2

Servants look to their master, but we will look to you, until you have mercy on us.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Everything you were taught can be put into a few words: Respect and obey God! This is what life is all about.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

Respect and obey God! Daydreaming leads to a lot of senseless talk.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

They commit hundreds of crimes and live to a ripe old age, in spite of the saying: Everyone who lives right and respects God will prosper,

Malachi 1:6

I, the LORD All-Powerful, have something to say to you priests. Children respect their fathers, and servants respect their masters. I am your father and your master, so why don't you respect me? You priests have insulted me, and now you ask, "How did we insult you?"

Matthew 6:22

Your eyes are like a window for your body. When they are good, you have all the light you need.

Matthew 8:9

I have officers who give orders to me, and I have soldiers who take orders from me. I can say to one of them, 'Go!' and he goes. I can say to another, 'Come!' and he comes. I can say to my servant, 'Do this!' and he will do it."

Luke 6:46

Why do you keep on saying that I am your Lord, when you refuse to do what I say?

Luke 7:8

I have officers who give orders to me, and I have soldiers who take orders from me. I can say to one of them, 'Go!' and he goes. I can say to another, 'Come!' and he comes. I can say to my servant, 'Do this!' and he will do it."

Acts 2:46

Day after day they met together in the temple. They broke bread together in different homes and shared their food happily and freely,

2 Corinthians 7:1

My friends, God has made us these promises. So we should stay away from everything that keeps our bodies and spirits from being clean. We should honor God and try to be completely like him.

Galatians 1:10

I am not trying to please people. I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Colossians 3:20

Children must always obey their parents. This pleases the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

God was pleased to trust us with his message. We didn't speak to please people, but to please God who knows our motives.

Philemon 1:16

but not as a slave. Onesimus is much more than a slave. To me he is a dear friend, but to you he is even more, both as a person and as a follower of the Lord.