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Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
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Colossians 4:1 in Other Translations
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Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
ESV
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Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
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Masters, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master—in heaven.
MSG
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And masters, treat your servants considerately. Be fair with them. Don't forget for a minute that you, too, serve a Master - God in heaven.
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Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you too have a Master in heaven.
Colossians 4:1 In-Context
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Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
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Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
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And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
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Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.
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Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
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Leviticus 25:43,53
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