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Don’t obey them only while you’re being watched, as if you merely wanted to please people. But obey like slaves who belong to Christ, who have a deep desire to do what God wants them to do. Serve eagerly as if you were serving your heavenly master and not merely serving human masters. You know that your heavenly master will reward all of us for whatever good we do, whether we’re slaves or free people.

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Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(A) doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,(B) because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,(C) whether they are slave or free.

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