11 translations · Greek
Colossians 3:17
Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
Colossians 3:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
- KJV King James Version
- And what soever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and all, whatever you may do in word or in work, [do] all things in the Name of the Lord Jesus—giving thanks to the God and Father, through Him.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Whatever you do, whether in word or action, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, praising God the Father through him.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, [do] all things in the name of the Lord Jesus — giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, [do] all things in [the] name of [the] Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| πᾶν | pan | whatever | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ὅ | ho | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| τι | ti | — | G5101 τίς which? |
| ἐὰν | ean | — | G1437 ἐάν if |
| ποιῆτε | poiēte | you do | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| λόγῳ | logō | word | G3056 λόγος word |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 ἤ or |
| ἐν | en | — | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἔργῳ | ergō | deed | G2041 ἔργον work |
| πάντα | panta | [do it] all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὀνόματι | onomati | [the] name | G3686 ὄνομα name |
| Κυρίου | Kyriou | of [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| εὐχαριστοῦντες | eucharistountes | giving thanks | G2168 εὐχαριστέω to thank |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεῷ | Theō | to God | G2316 θεός God |
| Πατρὶ | Patri | [the] Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| δι’ | di’ | through | G1223 διά through/because of |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
- Colossians 3:23
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,
- Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
- Ephesians 5:20
giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
- 1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
- Hebrews 13:15
Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
- 1 Peter 2:5
You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 1 John 3:18
My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
- Romans 14:6–8
He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks. For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
Read all of Colossians 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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