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Colossians

noun
1.
A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia.  Synonyms: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, Epistle to the Colossians.






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... exhort masters thus in his epistle to the Ephesians, "and ye, masters, do the same things unto them (i.e. perform your duties to your servants as unto Christ, not unto me) forbearing threatening; knowing that your master also is in heaven, neither is there respect of persons with him." And in Colossians, "Masters give unto your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven." Let slaveholders only obey these injunctions of Paul, and I am satisfied slavery would soon be abolished. If he thought it sinful even to threaten ...
— The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus • American Anti-Slavery Society



Words linked to "Colossians" :   Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, epistle, Epistle to the Colossians, New Testament



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