Colossians 3:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ πᾶν ὃ τι ἐὰν ποιῆτε, ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐργάζεσθε, ὡς τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις·

Transliteration

And everything whatever ean you poiēte, out of psychēs ergazesthe, as to the Kyriō, and not to anthrōpois;

Grammar Details

*pan ho ti ean*: relative clause introducing indefinite condition - everything whatever
*poiēte*: present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you may do
*ek*: preposition with genitive - out of/from
*psychēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - soul
*ergazesthe*: present middle imperative, 2nd person plural - work
*hōs*: comparative particle - as
*Kyriō*: dative, masculine, singular - to the Lord
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*anthrōpois*: dative, masculine, plural - to men/people

Word Meanings

*poiēte*: do/perform/accomplish
*psychēs*: soul/inner being/heart
*ergazesthe*: work/labor/perform
*anthrōpois*: men/people/humans

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Referenced Verses

Col 3:17 : 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Eph 6:6-7 : 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the 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:
Rom 14:8 : 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
1 Pet 2:15 : 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
1 Pet 2:13 : 13 {G3767} Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
2 Chr 31:21 : 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Ps 119:34 : 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Rom 14:6 : 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Ps 119:145 : 145 KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
Jer 3:10 : 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
Zech 7:5-7 : 5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? 6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? 7 Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you , They have their reward.
Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Ps 103:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Ps 47:6-7 : 6 Sing praises{H8761)} to God, sing praises{H8761)}: sing praises{H8761)} unto our King, sing praises{H8761)}. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises{H8761)} with understanding{H8688)}.
Eph 5:22 : 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

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