Colossians 3:22

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.

Cross References (22)

  • Ephesians 6:5–7 (12)

    Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

  • 1 Timothy 6:1–2 (10)

    All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our t

  • Galatians 1:10 (10)

    Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I

  • 1 Peter 2:18–19 (8)

    Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to tho

  • Titus 2:9–10 (6)

    Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (5)

    Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who exam

  • Colossians 3:20 (5)

    Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:7 (4)

    For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

  • Luke 6:46 (4)

    Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

  • Acts 2:46 (3)

    With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their

  • Nehemiah 5:15 (3)

    The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. T

  • 2 Corinthians 7:1 (3)

    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit,

  • Luke 7:8 (3)

    For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and h

  • Philemon 1:16 (3)

    no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to

  • Matthew 6:22 (3)

    The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

  • Matthew 8:9 (3)

    For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and h

  • Malachi 1:6 (3)

    “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where

  • Genesis 42:18 (3)

    and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:

  • Ecclesiastes 12:13 (3)

    When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the w

  • Psalms 123:2 (3)

    As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress,

  • Nehemiah 5:9 (1)

    So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our

  • Ecclesiastes 8:12 (1)

    Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fe