Though the profit of the land is taken by all, a king is served by the fields.
Colossians 4:1 - Tree of Life Version Masters, give your slaves what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition MASTERS, [on your part] deal with your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that also you have a Master in heaven. [Lev. 25:43, 53.] American Standard Version (1901) Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. Common English Bible Masters, be just and fair to your slaves, knowing that you yourselves have a master in heaven. Catholic Public Domain Version You masters, supply your servants with what is just and equitable, knowing that you, too, have a Master in heaven. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Masters, do to your servants that which is just and equal: knowing that you also have a master in heaven. |
Though the profit of the land is taken by all, a king is served by the fields.
“Why have we fasted. yet You do not see? Why have we afflicted our souls, yet You take no notice?” “Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and exploit all your laborers.
“You are not to oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant are not to remain with you all night until the morning.
“Then I will draw near to you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers those who extort a worker’s wage, or oppress the widow or an orphan, those who mislead a stranger. They do not fear Me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
And to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’
When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he called for those slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much business they had done.
For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Behold, the wages of the workers who mowed your fields—which you kept back by fraud—are crying out against you. And the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them—because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful.”
On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “King of kings, and Lord of lords.”