24 because you[a] know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve[b] the Lord Christ. 25 For the one who does wrong will receive back whatever wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:24 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
  2. Colossians 3:24 Or “You serve”; the same Greek verb form can be understood as either imperative (“serve”) or indicative (“you serve”), so that commentators and Bible translations differ

24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance(A) from the Lord as a reward.(B) It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.(C)

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