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And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

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Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

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Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.

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Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

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Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

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Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.

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And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,

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knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

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But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.

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Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.