With fear and trembling (μετα φοβου κα τρομου). This addition to Col 3:22.

Servants. oi douloi. The word used here denotes one who is bound to render service to another, whether that service is free or vo…

Your masters according to the flesh.—This phrase (used also in Colossians 3:12) immediately implies the necessary limitat…

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Chris…

Slaves are to obey their masters whether they are good or bad. They are only “earthly” masters. The Christian slave has a heavenly Lord to whom he …

Servants, be obedient. His exhortation to servants is all the more earnest because of the hardship and bitterness of their condition, whic…

Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters
The apostle enlarges on the duty of servants, as well as frequ…

The duty of servants is summed up in one word: obedience. Servants in ancient times were generally slaves. The apostles were to teach servants and …