11 translations · Greek
Colossians 3:23
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,
Colossians 3:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,
- KJV King James Version
- And what soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- ASV American Standard Version
- whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and all, whatever you may do—out of soul work—as to the LORD, and not to men,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Do whatever you do really well, as if you're doing it for God, and not for people,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and all, whatever ye may do — out of soul work — as to the Lord, and not to men,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὃ | Ho | Whatever | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐὰν | ean | — | G1437 ἐάν if |
| ποιῆτε | poiēte | you do | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| ἐκ | ek | — | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| ψυχῆς | psychēs | with your whole being | G5590 ψυχή soul |
| ἐργάζεσθε | ergazesthe | work at it | G2038 ἐργάζομαι to work |
| ὡς | hōs | as for | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | for men | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
Related verses
- 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.
- Ephesians 6:6–7
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; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
- Romans 14:8
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.
- 2 Chronicles 31:21
In every work that he began in the service of God’s house, in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
- 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 2:13
Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
- Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
- Romans 14:6
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.
- 1 Peter 1:22
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
22 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.
23 And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,
24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
25 But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.
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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