Colossians 3:22–4:6

²²Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything. Don’t do it just to please them when they are watching you. Obey them with an honest heart. Do it out of respect for the Lord.

²³Work at everything you do with all your heart. Work as if you were working for the Lord, not for human masters. ²⁴Work because you know that you will finally receive as a reward what the Lord wants you to have. You are serving the Lord Christ.

²⁵Anyone who does wrong will be paid back for what he does. God treats everyone the same.

4Masters, give your slaves what is right and fair. Do it because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

More Directions

²Spend a lot of time in prayer. Always be watchful and thankful.

³Pray for us too. Pray that God will open a door for our message. Then we can preach the mystery of Christ. Because I preached it, I am being held by chains. ⁴Pray that I will preach it clearly, as I should.

⁵Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders. Make the most of every opportunity. ⁶Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Season them with salt. Then you will know how to answer everyone.