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Ephesians 6:6

Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,n doing the will of God from your heart.

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Ephesians 6:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Ephesians 6:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Ephesians 6:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.

Ephesians 6:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Ephesians 6:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

You must do this not only while they are watching you, to please them. With all your heart you must do what God wants as people who are obeying Christ.

Ephesians 6:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Ephesians 6:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,

Ephesians 6:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Don’t obey them only while you’re being watched, as if you merely wanted to please people. But obey like slaves who belong to Christ, who have a deep desire to do what God wants them to do.

Ephesians 6:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but as slaves of Christ, do God’s will from your heart.

Ephesians 6:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

not only while being watched, and in order to please them, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

Ephesians 6:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

not while being watched, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,

Ephesians 6:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Don’t obey them only to please them when they are watching. Do it because you are slaves of Christ. Be sure your heart does what God wants.

Ephesians 6:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.


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