Colossians 3:22 – Three Minute Bible

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

Colossians 3:22b – Serving Jesus

… and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.

Summary: Paul continues his admonition to obey our earthly bosses with detailed instructions as to how we should serve them.

In our last meditation, we looked at what it means to be a servant. Essentially, the modern-day equivalent is having a job.

If we look at Paul’s text that way, it is easy to see that his words still have value.

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025

Colossians 3:22a – Doing Our Job Well

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything …

Summary: Understanding Paul’s words often depends on understanding the Greek word he uses. In this case, the word “slave” can be misleading if we don’t look deeper.

The use of the word “slaves” in this passage is disturbing to a lot of people. It should be. Forcing people to serve us under threat of torture or death is horrible. It is basically stealing people’s lives from them.

If this passage were all about slaves, we could skip it and move on.