Ephesians 6:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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  • Gen 31:38-40 : 38 These twenty years I have been with you; your sheep and your goats have had young without loss, not one of your he-goats have I taken for food. 39 Anything which was wounded by beasts I did not take to you, but myself made up for the loss of it; you made me responsible for whatever was taken by thieves, by day or by night. 40 This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.
  • Eph 6:5-6 : 5 Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ; 6 Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;
  • Col 3:23 : 23 Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;
  • Gen 31:6 : 6 And you have seen how I have done all in my power for your father,
  • 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife. 3 And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.
  • 2 Kgs 5:13 : 13 Then his servants came to him and said, If the prophet had given you orders to do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much more then, when he says to you, Be washed and become clean?
  • 1 Cor 10:31 : 31 So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 6:5-6
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    5Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

    6Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;

  • Col 3:22-24
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    22Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:

    23Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;

    24Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.

  • Eph 6:8-9
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    8In the knowledge that for every good thing anyone does, he will have his reward from the Lord, If he is a servant or if he is free.

    9And, you masters, do the same things to them, not making use of violent words: in the knowledge that their Master and yours is in heaven, and he has no respect for a man's position.

  • 1 Pet 2:15-16
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    15Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:

    16As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God;

  • 1 Tim 6:1-2
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    1Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.

    2And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

  • Titus 2:9-10
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    9Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;

    10Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.

  • Gal 6:9-10
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    9And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

    10So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

  • Rom 12:11
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    11Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

  • Heb 6:10
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    10For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

  • Rom 14:18
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    18And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

  • Col 3:17
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    17And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.

  • Col 4:1
    74%

    1Masters, give your servants what is right and equal, conscious that you have a Master in heaven.

  • 2 Cor 6:3-4
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    3Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

    4But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

  • 2 Cor 8:21
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    21For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.

  • Luke 6:31
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    31Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  • Luke 17:8-10
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    8Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

    9Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

    10In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6Who will give to every man his right reward:

  • Rom 6:16-18
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    16Are you not conscious that you are the servants of him to whom you give yourselves to do his desire? if to sin, the end being death, or if to do the desire of God, the end being righteousness.

    17But praise be to God that though you were the servants of sin, you have now given yourselves freely to that form of teaching under which you were placed;

    18And being made free from sin you have been made the servants of righteousness.

  • 1 Cor 7:22-23
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    22For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant.

    23It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.

  • 1 Pet 2:18
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    18Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.

  • Rom 12:7
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    7Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;

  • Rom 13:6
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    6For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.

  • Matt 6:1
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    1Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

  • Gal 1:10
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    10Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 8:12
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    12For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.

  • 3 John 1:5
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    5My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

  • 2 Cor 8:5
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    5And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

  • Heb 13:16
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    16But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.

  • 2 Cor 9:7
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    7Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.

  • 2 Thess 3:13
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    13And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.

  • 2 Cor 4:5
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    5For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.

  • 1 Cor 10:31
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    31So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

  • Phlm 1:14
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    14But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

  • Eph 5:10
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    10Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

  • Matt 6:24
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    24No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • Heb 13:21
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    21Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.