Passage

Serving the Lord Christ

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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²⁴knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

Colossians 3:24World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The instructions address servants in relation to their earthly masters.

To understand

Working wholeheartedly is connected with serving Christ and receiving an inheritance from him. The warning that wrongdoing will be repaid without partiality remains part of this unequal household setting.

A question

Who is named as the source of the inheritance?