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Colossians 3:23a

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3:23Whatever you are doing,25 work at it with enthusiasm,26 as to the Lord and not for people,27

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Colossians 3:23: Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men…

Footnotes

  1. 25 The present progressive “are doing” was used in the translation of ποιῆτε (poiēte) to bring out the idea that Paul is probably referring to what they already do for work.
  2. 26 Grk “from the soul.”
  3. 27 Grk “men”; here ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois) is used in a generic sense and refers to people in general.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people,

NLTNew Living Translation

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Whatever you do, accomplish it from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to people,

KJV 1900King James Version

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