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18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
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18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
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19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
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19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
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20 Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.
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20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
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21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
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21 Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
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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.
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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.
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23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,
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23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,
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24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
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24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
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25 For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.
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25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
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