Colossians 3:21

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Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.

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As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.

for the Lord reproves the one he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched and in order to please them, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.

As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children,