Colossians 3:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men.

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  • Col 3:17 : 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
  • Eph 6:6-7 : 6 Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
  • Rom 14:8 : 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
  • 1 Pet 2:15 : 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
  • 1 Pet 2:13 : 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether 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 Your law; indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
  • Rom 14:6 : 6 He who regards the day, regards it to the Lord; and he who does not regard the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
  • Ps 119:145 : 145 KOPH. I cry out with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD; I will keep Your statutes.
  • Jer 3:10 : 10 And yet for all this, her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to me with her whole heart, but in pretension, says the LORD.
  • Zech 7:5-7 : 5 Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months, even those seventy years, did you at all fast to Me, even to Me? 6 And when you ate and when you drank, did you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? 7 Should you not hear the words which the LORD has proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities around her, when men inhabited the South and the plain?
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
  • Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments.
  • Ps 103:1 : 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
  • Ps 47:6-7 : 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.
  • Eph 5:22 : 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

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    5Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of your heart, as to Christ;

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    7With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

    8Knowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same shall they receive from the Lord, whether they are bond or free.

    9And, you masters, do the same things to them, refraining from threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

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    22Servants, obey in all things your earthly masters, not with eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing God.

  • Col 3:15-18
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    15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful.

    16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

    17And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

    18Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

  • Col 3:24-25
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    24Knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Christ.

    25But he who does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done, and there is no partiality.

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    31Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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  • Col 3:20
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    20Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

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    11Not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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    5Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers;

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    23You were bought at a price; do not become servants of men.

  • 2 Thess 3:13
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    13But you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

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    18For anyone who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

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  • Phil 2:12-13
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    12Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

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    23And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.