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18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord .
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Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
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Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
20 Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord .
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Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
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Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
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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Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.
23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,
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Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
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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since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
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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Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.
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