Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Servants, be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things: not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart fearing God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched in order to please them, but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
A Conservative Version
Bondmen, obey in all things those masters according to flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
American Standard Version
Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:
Amplified
Servants, in everything obey those who are your masters on earth, not only with external service, as those who merely please people, but with sincerity of heart because of your fear of the Lord.
An Understandable Version
You slaves should obey your earthly masters in everything, [and] do not do it just when they are looking [at you], or to gain their favor, but do it with a sincere heart, out of reverence for the Lord.
Anderson New Testament
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but with simplicity of heart, fearing God.
Bible in Basic English
Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:
Common New Testament
Slaves, in everything obey those who are your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Daniel Mace New Testament
servants, be entirely obedient to those, whom the laws have made your masters, and not meerly out of regard to their observation, as designing only to please men, but from a principle of integrity, as fearing God:
Darby Translation
Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Godbey New Testament
Ye servants, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, pleasing men, but of purity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Goodspeed New Testament
You who are slaves must always obey your earthly masters, not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but with sincerity of heart, because you fear the Lord.
John Wesley New Testament
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
Julia Smith Translation
Servants, listen ye in all things to lords according to the flesh; not in eyeservice as pleasing men; but in simplicity of heart, fearing God:
King James 2000
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye service, as men pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Slaves, obey your {human} masters in everything, not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Modern King James verseion
Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
Moffatt New Testament
Servants, obey your masters here below at every point; do not work simply when their eye is on you, like those who court human favour, but serve them with a single heart out of reverence for your Lord and Master.
Montgomery New Testament
Slaves, obey in all things your earthly masters, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of purpose, out of reverence for your Lord.
NET Bible
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching -- like those who are strictly people-pleasers -- but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
Noyes New Testament
Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
Sawyer New Testament
Servants, obey in all things masters according to the flesh, not with eye service, as those pleasing men, but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
The Emphasized Bible
Ye servants! be obedient, in all things, unto them who, according to the flesh, are your masters, - not with eye-service, as man-pleasers, but with singleness of heart, revering the Lord, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Servants, obey in all things your masters after the flesh, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but, in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Slaves, always obey your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had but to please men, but giving them ungrudging service, in your reverence for the Master.
Webster
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Weymouth New Testament
Slaves, be obedient in everything to your earthly masters; not in acts of eye service, as aiming only to please men, but with simplicity of purpose, because you fear the Lord.
Williams New Testament
Slaves, practice obedience to your earthly masters in everything, not as though they were watching you and as though you were merely pleasing men, but with sincerity of heart, because you fear the Lord.
World English Bible
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
Worrell New Testament
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
Worsley New Testament
Servants, be obedient in all things to your lawful masters, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in uprightness of heart, fearing God; and whatever service ye do,
Youngs Literal Translation
The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;
Themes
Business life » Duties of » Faithfulness
Duty » Servants » Faithfulness
Employees » Duties of » Faithfulness
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
The Heart » Should be » Single
Masters' » Authority of, established
Servants » What servants should do
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Eye-servants
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Men-pleasers
Servants » Duties of, to masters » Not to serve them with eye-service, as men-pleasers
Servants » Should serve » In singleness of heart
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 3:22
Prayers for Colossians 3:22
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Mutual Responsibilities In Christian Relationships
21 Fathers, provoke not your children, lest they be of a desperate mind. 22 Servants, be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things: not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart fearing God. 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as though ye did it to the Lord, and not unto men,
Phrases
Cross References
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your fathers and mothers, in all things, for that is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Genesis 42:18
And Joseph said unto the third day, "This do and live, for I fear God.
Nehemiah 5:9
Also I said, "It is not good, that ye do. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of God because of the rebuke of the Heathen our enemies?
Nehemiah 5:15
For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.
Psalm 123:2
Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hands of her mistress, even so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until he have mercy upon us.
Ecclesiastes 5:7
And why? Whereas are many dreams and many words, there are also divers vanities: but look that thou fear God.
Ecclesiastes 8:12
But though an evil person offend a hundredth times, and have a long life: yet am I sure, that it shall go well with them that fear God, because they have him before their eyes.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of all things: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that toucheth all men;
Malachi 1:6
"Should not a son honour his father, and a servant his master? If I be now a father, where is mine honour? If I be the LORD, where am I feared? sayeth the LORD of Hosts, now, to you priests that despise my name. And if ye say, 'Wherein have we despised thy name?'
Matthew 6:22
The light of the body is thine eye: wherefore if thine eye be single, all thy body shall be full of light.
Matthew 8:9
For I also myself am a man under power, and have soldiers under me: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it."
Luke 6:46
Why call ye me 'Master, Master': and do not as I bid you?
Luke 7:8
For I likewise am a man under power, and have under me soldiers, and I say unto one, 'Go': and he goeth. And to another, 'Come': and he cometh. And to my servant, 'Do this': and he doeth it."
Acts 2:46
And they continued daily with one accord in the temple, and brake bread in every house, and did eat their meat together with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God,
2 Corinthians 7:1
Seeing that we have such promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and grow up to full holiness in the fear of God.
Galatians 1:10
Preach I man's doctrine or God's? Other go I about to please men? If I studied to please men, I were not the servant of Christ.
Ephesians 6:5-7
Servants, be obedient unto your carnal masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your hearts, as unto Christ:
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but as we were allowed of God, that the gospel should be committed unto us: even so we speak, not as though we intended to please men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
1 Timothy 6:1-2
Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God, and his doctrine be not evil spoken of.
Titus 2:9-10
The servants exhort to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please in all things, not answering again,
1 Peter 2:18-19
Servants obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good and courteous: but also though they be froward.