Parallel Verses
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;
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,
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.
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 according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ; 6 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; 7 with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
Cross References
Colossians 3:22-23
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
Galatians 1:10
For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
Jeremiah 3:10
Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense," says Yahweh.
Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
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
For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."
Romans 6:17
But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto you were delivered.
Philippians 2:12
So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Colossians 1:9
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Ephesians 5:17
Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
Hebrews 10:36
For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
Hebrews 13:21
make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 2:15
For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
1 Peter 4:2
that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
1 John 2:17
The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.