Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
and whatever you do, do it heartily, as serving the Lord, and not 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.
A Conservative Version
And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men,
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,
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 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: 23 and whatever you do, do it heartily, as serving the Lord, and not men: 24 knowing that as you are the servants of Christ our Lord, you shall receive from him the inheritance for your reward.
Cross References
Colossians 3:17
let your discourse and your actions be all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.
Ephesians 6:6-7
not doing your work meerly out of regard to their presence or their pleasure, but as the servants of Christ, in hearty obedience to the will of God:
Romans 14:8
if we live, our life is appropriated to the Lord; and if we die, we die as his servants: whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's.
1 Peter 2:13
and glorify God in the times of distress. be subject therefore, for the Lord's sake to every human establishment: whether it be to the king,
1 Peter 1:22
You that have purified your souls by the holy spirit, in obeying the gospel, which obliges you to an undisguised benevolence, let your hearts be mutually affected with the most disinterested ardour;
1 Peter 2:15
and to encourage those who do well. for such is the divine pleasure, that by your good conduct you obviate the cavils of inconsiderate
Matthew 6:16
When ye fast, don't put on a dismal air, as the hypocrites do, who look dejected, that men may take notice of their fasting: I assure you, they have their reward.
Romans 14:6
he that observes a day, and he that obobserves it not, act both from a sense of duty. he that eats, consisiders it as the bounty of his Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that forbeareth to eat, considers his forbearance as enjoined by his Lord, and giveth God thanks for the rest.
Ephesians 5:22
let married women be submissive to their husbands, out of regard to the Lord.