# obey your masters according to the flesh

"obey your human masters"

# things, not with eyeservice as people pleasers

"things. Do not obey only when your master is watching, as though you need only to please people"

# with a sincere heart

"Heart" here is a metonym for one's entire intentions. AT: "with all honest intentions." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]).

# as to the Lord

"as you would work for the Lord"

# the reward of the inheritance

"the inheritance as your reward"

# inheritance

Receiving what God has promised believers is spoken of as if it were inheriting property and wealth from a family member. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# anyone who does unrighteousness will receive the penalty

The phrase "receive the penalty" means to be punished. AT: "anyone who does unrighteousness will be punished" or "God will punish anyone who does what is unrighteous"

# who does unrighteousness

who actively does wrong of any kind

# there is no partiality

The abstract noun "partiality" can be expressed with the adjective "partial." To be partial is to favor some people more than others. AT: "God is not partial" or "God judges everyone by the same standard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inherit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]