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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Nowadays, there are some children who seem to be at the head of the family, and the parents obey them in all things. This is very foolish and wrong; and when their children grow up, and become their plague and curse, they will bitterly lament their folly in putting...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger,.... [See comments on Ephesians 6:4]. lest they be discouraged; or disheartened and dispirited; their spirits be broke through grief and trouble, and they become indolent, sluggish, and unfit for business; or, despairing of having any share in the affections of their parents, disregard their commands,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Some fathers do; they expect more of children than they will ever get, and more than they ought to expect; and they lay heavy burdens upon them, which are grievous to be borne; and for little faults there are severe chastisements. This also is wrong.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Servants, obey in all things your masters,.... That is, in all things relating to the body, and bodily service; not to the conscience, and religious worship; in things worldly, and not spiritual; in all things that are within a master's power, and it is lawful for him to command; and in all things that are fitting and proper that a servant should...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; How much there is of that! How quickly the hands go when the master’s eye looks on! But the Christian servant remembers God’s eye, and is diligent always. “Not with eye service as men-pleasers.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But in singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done; and there is no respect of persons.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: and whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. If you do all your work in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And whatsoever ye do,.... Some have thought that these words, and the two following verses, regard the Colossians in general, and the performance of any, and all good works by them; but by their connection with the preceding verse, and with the beginning of the next chapter, they appear to concern servants only, and what they do under that...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance,.... This is said for the encouragement of Christian servants, who, though they may receive little or nothing from their earthly and carnal masters; yet they shall be used and treated as children by the Lord, and by whom they will be possessed of an eternal inheritance, after...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But he that doth wrong,.... Which may be understood, both of servants that do wrong to their masters through sloth and idleness, neglecting their business, embezzling their masters' goods, and defrauding them of their substance; and of masters that injure their servants by withholding from them proper food, and raiment; by cheating them of their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. This exposition consisted of readings from Colossians 3 and Col_4:1-4.