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Children, obey your parents because you are Christians. This is the right thing to do.
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"Honor your father and mother
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that everything may go well for you, and you may have a long life on earth." This is an important commandment with a promise.
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Fathers, don't make your children bitter about life. Instead, bring them up in Christian discipline and instruction.
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Slaves, obey your earthly masters with proper respect. Be as sincere as you are when you obey Christ.
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Don't obey them only while you're being watched, as if you merely wanted to please people. But obey like slaves who belong to Christ, who have a deep desire to do what God wants them to do.
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Serve eagerly as if you were serving your heavenly master and not merely serving human masters.
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You know that your heavenly master will reward all of us for whatever good we do, whether we're slaves or free people.
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Masters, treat your slaves with respect. Don't threaten a slave. You know that there is one master in heaven who has authority over both of you, and he doesn't play favorites.