Colossians 3:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

Menpleasers

Galatians 1:10

1 Thessalonians 2:4

In singleness

Matthew 6:22

Acts 2:46

Ephesians 6:5

Fearing

General references

Genesis 30:29

Genesis 31:6

Bible References

Menpleasers

for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please -- Christ's servant I should not be.

but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,

In singleness

'The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

Fearing

And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, 'This do and live; God I fear!

And I say, 'Not good is the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.

Though a sinner is doing evil a hundred times, and prolonging himself for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him.

The end of the whole matter let us hear: -- 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.

Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;

General references

And he saith unto him, 'Thou -- thou hast known that which I have served thee in, and that which thy substance was with me;

and ye -- ye have known that with all my power I have served your father,