Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men,
New American Standard Bible
Whatever you do, do your work
King James Version
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.
American Standard Version
whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
Amplified
Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,
An Understandable Version
In whatever you do, work wholeheartedly, as though it were for the Lord and not [just] for people,
Anderson New Testament
And whatever you do, do from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men;
Bible in Basic English
Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;
Common New Testament
Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Daniel Mace New Testament
and whatever you do, do it heartily, as serving the Lord, and not men:
Darby Translation
Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as doing it to the Lord, and not to men;
Godbey New Testament
Whatsoever you may do, work from your soul, as for the Lord, and not for men;
Goodspeed New Testament
Work at everything you do with all your hearts, as work done not for men only but for the Lord,
John Wesley New Testament
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance;
Julia Smith Translation
And all, whatever ye do, work ye from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men;
King James 2000
And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Whatever you do, accomplish [it] from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to people,
Modern King James verseion
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as though ye did it to the Lord, and not unto men,
Moffatt New Testament
Whatever be your task, work at it heartily, as servants of the Lord and not of men;
Montgomery New Testament
And whatever you do, do it heartily as for the Lord, and not for men.
NET Bible
Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,
New Heart English Bible
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,
Noyes New Testament
Whatever ye do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men,
Sawyer New Testament
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men;
The Emphasized Bible
Whatsoever ye may be doing, from the soul, be working at it, as unto the Lord, and not unto men,-
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And in every thing that ye do, labour from the soul, as for the Lord, and not man;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whatever you do, do it with all your heart, as if working for the Master and not for men,
Webster
And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;
Weymouth New Testament
Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work, as a thing done for the Lord and not for men.
Williams New Testament
Whatever you do, do it with all your heart, as work for the Lord and not for men,
World English Bible
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,
Worrell New Testament
Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;
Worsley New Testament
do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;
Youngs Literal Translation
and all, whatever ye may do -- out of soul work -- as to the Lord, and not to men,
Themes
Servants » What servants should do
Servants » Should serve » Heartily, as to the lord, and not unto men
Topics
Interlinear
Pas
Poieo
Ergazomai
Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 3:23
Images Colossians 3:23
Prayers for Colossians 3:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Mutual Responsibilities In Christian Relationships
22 Bondmen, obey in all things those masters according to flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God. 23 And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Cross References
Colossians 3:17
And all things, anything whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all in the name of Lord Jesus, expressing thanks to the God and Father through him.
Ephesians 6:6-7
Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever thy hand finds to do, do with thy might, for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where thou go.
Romans 14:8
For both if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Both if we live and if we die, therefore, we are the Lord's.
1 Peter 2:13
Therefore because of the Lord, ye should submit to every human establishment, whether to a king as being supreme,
2 Chronicles 31:21
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
1 Peter 1:22
Men who have purified your souls in obedience of the truth through the Spirit for non-hypocritical brotherly love. Ye should love each other fervently from a pure heart,
1 Peter 2:15
Because this way is the will of God, doing good to muzzle the ignorance of the foolish men.
Psalm 47:6-7
Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
Psalm 103:1
Bless LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart I have sought thee. O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Psalm 119:145
I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, O LORD. I will keep thy statutes.
Zechariah 7:5-7
Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even these seventy years, did ye at all fast to me, even to me?
Matthew 6:16
And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
Romans 14:6
He who regards the day, regards it for Lord. And he who does not regard the day, for Lord he does not regard it. And he who eats, eats for Lord, for he expresses thanks to God. And he who does not eat, for Lord he does not eat, and
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.