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Colossians 3:16-23 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16. Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God.

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

18. Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19. Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.

20. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

21. Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

22. Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.

23. Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men,

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