Parallel Verses
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,
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
Montgomery New Testament
not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as the slaves of Christ, doing the will of God;
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 Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters here below with reverence and trembling, with singleness of heart as to Christ himself; 6 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, 7 by rendering service with goodwill as to the Lord and Master, not to men.
Cross References
Colossians 3:22-23
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.
Galatians 1:10
Now is that 'appealing to the interests of men' or of God? Trying to 'satisfy men'? Why, if I still tried to give satisfaction to human masters, I would be no servant of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
no, God has attested our fitness to be entrusted with the gospel, and so we tell the gospel not to satisfy men but to satisfy the God who tests our hearts.
Matthew 7:21
It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord!', who will get into the Realm of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Matthew 12:50
Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, that is my brother and sister and mother."
Romans 6:17
Thank God, though you did serve sin, you have rendered whole-hearted obedience to what you were taught under the rule of faith;
Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, as you have been obedient always and not simply when I was present, so, now that I am absent, work all the more strenuously at your salvation with reverence and trembling,
Colossians 1:9
Hence, from the day we heard of it, we have never ceased to pray for you, asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and insight,
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.
Ephesians 5:17
So do not be senseless, but understand what is the Lord's will;
1 Thessalonians 4:3
It is God's will that you should be consecrated, that you abstain from sexual vice,
Hebrews 10:36
Steady patience is what you need, so that after doing the will of God you may get what you have been promised.
Hebrews 13:21
furnish you with everything for the doing of his will, creating in your lives by Jesus Christ what is acceptable in his own sight! To him be glory for ever and ever: Amen.
1 Peter 4:2
nerve you to spend the rest of your time in the flesh for the will of God and no longer for human passions.
1 John 2:17
and the world is passing away with its desire, while he who does the will of God remains for ever.