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knowingεἰδότεςthatὅτιfromἀπὸthe Lordκυρίουyou will receiveἀπολήμψεσθεthe rewardτὴν ἀνταπόδοσινof the inheritance.τῆς κληρονομίαςIt is the Lord,τῷ κυρίῳthe Messiah,Χριστῷwhom you serve as slaves.δουλεύετε
Colossians 3:24
Study it in the app“knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord, the Messiah, whom you serve as slaves.”
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With the Greek beneath
Colossians 3:24, word by word
- knowingεἰδότεςeidotes
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “eidotes” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- you will receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsesthe
receive
To get one's due, or get it back.
Where else “apolēmpsesthe” appears- the rewardἀνταπόδοσινantapodosin
reward
Reward, what is given in return.
Where else “antapodosin” appears- of the inheritanceκληρονομίαςklēronomias
inheritance
Inheritance.
Where else “klēronomias” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- whom you serve as slavesδουλεύετεdouleuete
be a slave
Serve as a slave, be wholly at someone's service.
Where else “douleuete” appears
Translation note
It can also be read as a command: “Serve the Lord, the Messiah, as slaves.”
The context
23Whatever you do, work at it from the soul, as for the Lord and not for people,
24 · This verse (above)
25For the one who does wrong will receive back what he did wrong, and there is no partiality.