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Berean Standard Bible

“Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.”

Colossians 4:1

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Paul has been giving instructions for households, and he ends with a word to masters. The chapter then moves to prayer and to personal greetings.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

World English Bible (WEB)

Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

King James Version (KJV)

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Masters, give your servants what is right and equal, conscious that you have a Master in heaven.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give you, having known that you also have a Master in the heavens.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

AMOS, haced lo que es justo y derecho con vuestros siervos, sabiendo que también vosotros tenéis amo en los cielos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por otro lado, ustedes, amos, sean justos y equitativos, recordando que también tienen un Amo en el cielo.

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