Colossians 3:23

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”

— WEB

“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”

— KJV

“whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;”

— ASV

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Colossians 3:17 "Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him."
Ephesians 6:6-7 "not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
Romans 14:8 "For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s."
2 Chronicles 31:21 "In every work that he began in the service of God’s house, in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his h…"
Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol,Sheol is the p…"
1 Peter 2:15 "For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:"
1 Peter 2:13 "Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;"
Psalms 119:10 "With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments."

Commentary

And--omitted in the oldest manuscripts (compare Eph 6:7-8). Compare the same principle in the case of all men, Hezekiah (Ch2 31:21; Rom 12:11). do, do it--two distinct Greek verbs, "Whatsoever ye do, work at it" (or "labor at" it). heartily--not from servile constraint, but with hearty good will.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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