Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Colossians 3:25

"For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons." — Colossians 3:25 (ASV)

This verse, set in contrast to the preceding ones, shows that wrong will be punished, because “there is no favoritism” with God. Doubtless Paul meant this as a warning to Christian slaves not to presume on their position before God and to think that he would overlook their misdeeds, even if they were acting unscrupulously because of being treated unfairly. In the parallel passage in Ephesians it is the master who is reminded that there is no partiality with God (Ephesians 6:9).

The entire passage about the duty of slaves (vv.22–25) may seem completely irrelevant to our day. It contains, however, this enduring principle: Christians, in whatever work they do, must see it as a service rendered to the Lord. This is what motivates them to give honest, faithful, ungrudging work in return for the pay they receive. Moreover, passages such as this impart a sense of dignity in work, regardless of how unimportant that work may seem to be.