Colossians 3:22

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Seruauntes, obey in all thynges to your bodyly maisters: not with eye seruice, as men pleasers, but in singlenesse of heart, fearyng God.

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  • Col 3:20 : 20 Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in all thynges, for that is well pleasyng vnto the Lorde.
  • Luke 6:46 : 46 Why call ye me Lorde, Lorde, and do not as I byd you?
  • Eph 6:5-7 : 5 Seruauntes obey them that are your bodyly maisters, with feare and tremblyng, in singlenesse of your heart, as vnto Christe. 6 Not with seruice vnto the eye, as men pleasers: but as the seruautes of Christ. 7 Doyng the wyll of God fro the heart, with good wyll seruyng the Lorde, and not men:
  • Luke 7:8 : 8 For I also am a man, set vnder power, and haue vnder me souldiers: and I say vnto one go, and he goeth: and to another, come, and he commeth: and to my seruaunt, do this, and he doth it.
  • Acts 2:46 : 46 And they continued dayly with one accorde in the temple, and brake bread from house to house, and dyd eate their meate together, with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart,
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Seyng that we haue these promises (dearely beloued) let vs clense our selues from all fylthynesse of the flesshe & spirite, and growe vp to full holynesse in the feare of God.
  • Gal 1:10 : 10 Do I nowe perswade men, or God? Other do I seke to please men? For yf I shoulde yet please men, I were not the seruaunt of Christe.
  • 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But as it were alowed of God, to be put in credite with the Gospell: euen so we speake, not as pleasyng men, but God, which tryeth our heartes.
  • 1 Tim 6:1-2 : 1 Let as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke, count their maisters worthy of all honour, that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed. 2 And they whiche haue beleuyng maisters, despise them not because they are brethren: but rather do seruice, forasmuch as they are beleuyng and beloued and partakers of the benefite. These thynges teache and exhort.
  • Titus 2:9-9 : 9 Exhort seruauntes, to be obedient vnto their owne maisters, and to please them in all thynges, not aunsweryng agayne: 10 Neither pickers, but shewing all good faythfulnesse, that they may adourne the doctrine of God our sauiour in all thynges.
  • Phlm 1:16 : 16 Not nowe as a seruaunt, but aboue a seruaunt, a brother beloued, specially to me: but howe much more vnto thee, both in the fleshe, and in the Lorde?
  • 1 Pet 2:18-19 : 18 Seruauntes, obey your maisters with all feare, not only yf they be good & curteous, but also though they be frowarde. 19 For it is thanke worthy, yf a man for coscience toward god, endure griefe, and suffer wrong vndeserued.
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 And Ioseph said vnto them the thirde day: this do & liue, for I feare God.
  • Neh 5:9 : 9 And Nehemia saide, It is not good that ye do: Ought ye not to walke in the feare of our God, because of the rebuke of the heathen that are our enemies?
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 For the olde captaynes that were before me, had ben chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread & wine, beside fouretie sicles of siluer, yea and their seruauntes had oppressed the people: But so did not I, and that because of the feare of God.
  • Ps 123:2 : 2 Beholde, as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse: euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs.
  • Eccl 5:7 : 7 And why? wheras are many dreames and many wordes, there are also diuers vanities: but loke that thou feare God.
  • Eccl 8:12 : 12 Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes, and God deferreth, geuing hym long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God, whiche haue hym before their eyes.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men.
  • Mal 1:6 : 6 A sonne honoureth his father, and a seruaunt his maister: If then I be a father, where is myne honour? if I be a maister, where is my feare? Saith the Lorde God of hoastes to you O ye pristes that despise my name, and ye say, Wherein haue we despised thy name?
  • Matt 6:22 : 22 The lyght of the body, is the eye. Wherfore, yf thyne eye be single, all thy body shalbe full of lyght.
  • Matt 8:9 : 9 For I also my selfe am vnder aucthoritie, and haue souldiers vnder me: and I say to this man go, and he goeth: and to another, come, and he commeth: and to my seruaunt, do this, and he doth it.

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    4Fathers prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lorde.

    5Seruauntes obey them that are your bodyly maisters, with feare and tremblyng, in singlenesse of your heart, as vnto Christe.

    6Not with seruice vnto the eye, as men pleasers: but as the seruautes of Christ.

    7Doyng the wyll of God fro the heart, with good wyll seruyng the Lorde, and not men:

    8Knowyng, that whatsoeuer good thyng any man doeth, that shall he receaue agayne of the Lorde, whether he be bonde or free.

    9And ye maisters do the same thynges vnto them, puttyng away threatnyng: knowyng that your maister also is in heauen, neither is respecte of person with hym.

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    23And whatsoeuer ye do, do it heartilie, as to the Lorde, and not vnto men:

    24Knowyng, that of the Lorde ye shall receaue the rewarde of inheritaunce, for ye serue the Lorde Christe:

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    9Exhort seruauntes, to be obedient vnto their owne maisters, and to please them in all thynges, not aunsweryng agayne:

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  • 1 Pet 2:15-18
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    15For so is the wyll of God, that with well doyng, ye may stoppe the mouthes of foolishe and ignoraunt men:

    16As free, and not as hauyng the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes, but euen as the seruauntes of God.

    17Honour all men. Loue brotherly felowship. Feare God. Honour the kyng.

    18Seruauntes, obey your maisters with all feare, not only yf they be good & curteous, but also though they be frowarde.

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    1Let as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke, count their maisters worthy of all honour, that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

    2And they whiche haue beleuyng maisters, despise them not because they are brethren: but rather do seruice, forasmuch as they are beleuyng and beloued and partakers of the benefite. These thynges teache and exhort.

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    17And whatsoeuer ye do in worde or deede, do all in the name of the Lorde Iesus, geuyng thankes to God and the father by hym.

    18Wiues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as it is comely in the Lorde.

    19Husbandes, loue your wyues, and be not bitter agaynst them:

    20Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in all thynges, for that is well pleasyng vnto the Lorde.

    21Fathers, prouoke not your chyldren to anger, lest they be discouraged.

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    16Knowe ye not, how that to whom soeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey, his seruauntes ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sinne vnto death, or of obedience vnto ryghteousnesse?

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    21Submittyng your selues one to another in the feare of God.

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    1Likewise ye wyues, be in subiectio to your husbandes, that euen they whiche obey not the word, may without the word, be wonne by the couersation of ye wiues,

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    5For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy women, whiche trusted in God, tyre them selues, and were obedient vnto theyr husbandes.

    6Euen as Sara obeyed Abraham, and called hym Lorde, whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well, and are not afrayde for any terrour.

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    17And yf so be that ye call on the father, which without respect of person iudgeeth accordyng to euery mans worke, see that ye passe the tyme of your dwellyng here, in feare:

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    22For he that is called in the Lord being a seruaunt, is the Lordes free man: Lykewyse also he that is called beyng free, is Christes seruaunt.

    23Ye are dearely bought, be not ye the seruauntes of men.

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    43Thou shalt not rule ouer hym cruelly, but shalt feare thy God.

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    13Submit your selues therfore vnto al maner ordinaunce of ma for the Lordes sake: whether it be vnto the king, as hauyng the preeminence:

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    24Therfore feare you the Lorde, & serue him in the trueth, and with all your heartes: & consider howe great thinges he hath done for you.

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    21And make prouisio for honest thinges, not only in the syght of the Lorde, but also in the syght of men.

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    11Not lither in businesse, feruent in spirite, seruyng the Lorde,

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    12Wherfore, my dearely beloued, as ye haue alwayes obeyed, not as in my presence only, but nowe much more in my absence, worke out your owne saluation with feare and tremblyng.

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    5And yf the seruaunt say: I loue my maister, my wyfe, and my chyldren, I wyll not go out free:

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    3For rulers are not fearefull to good workes, but to the euyll. Wylt thou not feare the power? Do well, and thou shalt haue prayse of the same.

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    18For he that in these thynges serueth Christe, pleaseth God, and is comended of men.

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    5Wherfore, ye must needes be subiect, not only for feare of punishment: but also because of conscience.

    6And for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are Gods ministers, seruyng for the same purpose.

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    11Serue ye God in feare: and reioyce ye with a trembling.

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    15But sanctifie the Lorde God in your heartes. Be redy alwayes to geue an aunswere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you,

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    24And the seruaunt of the Lorde must not striue: but be gentle vnto all men, apt to teache, sufferyng euyll in mekenesse,

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    3Not as though ye were Lordes ouer God his heritage: but that ye be an ensample to the flocke.