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# 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]]