Colossians 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Colossians 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Colossians 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Colossians 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Colossians 4:1 — World English Bible

Colossians 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Colossians 4:1 — American Standard Version

Colossians 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Colossians 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Colossians 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Masters, give to bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that ye also have a Master in [the] heavens. ”

Colossians 4:1 — Darby Translation

Colossians 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Ye masters, doe vnto your seruants, that which is iust, and equall, knowing that ye also haue a master in heauen.”

Colossians 4:1 — Geneva Bible

Colossians 4:1 in Context — Colossians 4

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

2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

Read the full chapter: Colossians 4 — The Sun of Righteousness Shall Rise →

What Does Colossians 4:1 Mean?

Colossians 4:1 is a verse from the Book of Colossians, part of the New Testament. It appears in Colossians chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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