New King James Version NKJV
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18 Wives, submit to your own 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 bitter toward them.
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Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
20 Children, obey 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 provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
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Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
22 Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.
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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 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to 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; for you serve the Lord Christ.
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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 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.
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Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.
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