Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as the slaves of Christ, doing the will of God;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Holman Bible
Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but as slaves of Christ, do God’s will
International Standard Version
Do not do this only while you're being watched in order to please them, but be like slaves of the Messiah, who are determined to obey God's will.
A Conservative Version
Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
American Standard Version
not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Amplified
not in the way of eye-service [working only when someone is watching you and only] to please men, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart;
An Understandable Version
Do not serve them only when you are being watched, just to gain their approval, but as slaves of Christ, doing what God wants from your heart.
Anderson New Testament
not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul;
Bible in Basic English
Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;
Common New Testament
not in the way of eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.
Daniel Mace New Testament
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:
Darby Translation
not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
Godbey New Testament
not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the soul;
Goodspeed New Testament
not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but like slaves of Christ, carrying out the will of God.
John Wesley New Testament
Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
Julia Smith Translation
Not with eye-service, as menpleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul:
King James 2000
Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Lexham Expanded Bible
not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
Modern King James verseion
not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
not with service in the eyesight, as men-pleasers: but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart
Moffatt New Testament
instead of merely working when their eye is on you, like those who court human favour, do God's will from the heart like servants of Christ,
NET Bible
not like those who do their work only when someone is watching -- as people-pleasers -- but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.
New Heart English Bible
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;
Noyes New Testament
not with eyeservice as menpleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Sawyer New Testament
not with eye service as pleasing men, but as servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
The Emphasized Bible
Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had merely to please men, but as slaves of Christ, who are trying to carry out the will of God.
Webster
Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Weymouth New Testament
Let it not be in acts of eye-service as if you had but to please men, but as Christ's bondservants who are doing God's will from the heart.
Williams New Testament
not serving them as though they were watching you, but as true slaves of Christ, trying to carry out the will of God.
World English Bible
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;
Worrell New Testament
not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
Worsley New Testament
not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Youngs Literal Translation
not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,
Themes
Christian conduct » Fulfilling domestic duties
Deeds » Doing all things in the name of the lord jesus Christ
God » Will of, submission to » Whole-hearted required
Heart » Renewed » It should render to God obedience
The Heart » We should » Do the will of God from
Masters' » What masters should do
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 » As the servants of Christ
Servants » Should serve » As doing the will of God from the heart
Service » Reluctant spiritual » To be rendered to Christ
Sincerity » Servants must render honest service
The goodness of the lord » The reward for doing good
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » Whole-hearted required
Topics
Interlinear
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Hos
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Hos
Usage: 417
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 6:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Slaves And Masters
5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with reverence and humility, in singleness of heart as if to Christ himself; 6 not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as the slaves of Christ, doing the will of God; 7 slaving with good-will from your heart, as for the Lord and not for men;
Cross References
Colossians 3:22-23
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.
Galatians 1:10
Think you that I am now trying to conciliate men or God? Or am I "seeking to please men"? If I were still seeking to please men, I should not be a slave of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But as my fitness to be entrusted with the gospel has been tested and approved by God, I so speak, not to please men, but to please God, who is testing my motives.
Matthew 7:21
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 12:50
"Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother."
Romans 6:17
But God be thanked that you who were once the slaves of sin have obeyed from your hearts that type of teaching to which you were appointed;
Philippians 2:12
And so, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, with reverence and self-distrust work out your own salvation;
Colossians 1:9
For this reason from the day I heard of it I have never ceased to pray for you, asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will with every kind of wisdom and spiritual insight;
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, one of yourselves, salutes you, a slave of Christ who is always agonizing for you in his prayers, that you may stand firm, mature, and fully assured in all the will of God.
Ephesians 5:17
For this reason do not be thoughtless, but learn to know what the Lord's will is.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is God's will, even your sanctification; that you should abstain from sexual vice.
Hebrews 10:36
For you need stedfastness, so that after having done the will of God, you may receive the promise,
Hebrews 13:21
equip you in every good deed for the doing of his will, doing in you what is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory unto the ages of the ages! Amen!
1 Peter 2:15
For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
1 Peter 4:2
so that in future you may not spend your life in the flesh according to men's desires, but in the will of God.
1 John 2:17
and the world and its lusts are passing away, but he who ever does the will of God abides forever.