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Colossians 4:1-2 Living a Life Worthy of the Lord

1 Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

2 Further Instructions
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Cross References for Colossians 4:1-2

James 5:4 - Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you.... Click to read the verse James 5:4 Click to read the verse James 5:4

1 Timothy 6:2 - Those who have believing masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brother... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:2 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:2

Revelation 19:16 - On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords. Click to read the verse Revelation 19:16 Click to read the verse Revelation 19:16

Leviticus 19:13 - “‘Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. “‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight. Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:13 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:13

Ecclesiastes 5:8 - Riches Are Meaningless If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights deni... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:8

Malachi 3:5 - “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers a... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5

Leviticus 25:43 - Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God. Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:43 Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:43

James 2:13 - because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumph... Click to read the verse James 2:13 Click to read the verse James 2:13

Job 31:13 - “If I have denied justice to my menservants and maidservants when they had a grievance against me, Click to read the verse Job 31:13 Click to read the verse Job 31:13

Mark 13:34 - It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his ... Click to read the verse Mark 13:34 Click to read the verse Mark 13:34

Deuteronomy 15:12-15 - Freeing Servants If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, sells himself to you and serves you six ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:12-15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:12-15

Exodus 21:26 - “If a man hits a manservant or maidservant in the eye and destroys it, he must let the servant ... Click to read the verse Exodus 21:26 Click to read the verse Exodus 21:26

Job 31:13-15 - “If I have denied justice to my menservants and maidservants when they had a grievance against me, Click to read the verse Job 31:13-15 Click to read the verse Job 31:13-15

Isaiah 58:3 - ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and y... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:3

Colossians 3:25 - Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism. Click to read the verse Colossians 3:25 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:25

Deuteronomy 24:14-15 - Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite o... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:14-15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:14-15

Revelation 17:14 - They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lord... Click to read the verse Revelation 17:14 Click to read the verse Revelation 17:14

Deuteronomy 15:13 - And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:13 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:13

Romans 12:11 - Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Click to read the verse Romans 12:11 Click to read the verse Romans 12:11

Leviticus 25:39-43 - “‘If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him wo... Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:39-43 Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:39-43

Matthew 24:48-51 - But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ Click to read the verse Matthew 24:48-51 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:48-51

Luke 16:1-13 - The Parable of the Shrewd Manager Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager... Click to read the verse Luke 16:1-13 Click to read the verse Luke 16:1-13

Jeremiah 34:9-17 - Everyone was to free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female; no one was to hold a fellow Jew i... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 34:9-17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 34:9-17

Matthew 8:6 - “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering.” Click to read the verse Matthew 8:6 Click to read the verse Matthew 8:6

Matthew 20:4 - He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ Click to read the verse Matthew 20:4 Click to read the verse Matthew 20:4

Luke 19:15 - “He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had giv... Click to read the verse Luke 19:15 Click to read the verse Luke 19:15

Romans 6:4 - We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was ... Click to read the verse Romans 6:4 Click to read the verse Romans 6:4

Matthew 23:8-9 - “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one Master and you are all brothers. Click to read the verse Matthew 23:8-9 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:8-9

Job 24:11-12 - They crush olives among the terraces; they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst. Click to read the verse Job 24:11-12 Click to read the verse Job 24:11-12

Ephesians 6:8-20 - because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is sl... Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:8-20 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:8-20

Nehemiah 5:5-13 - Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our countrymen and though our sons are as good a... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:5-13 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:5-13

Isaiah 58:5-9 - Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:5-9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:5-9