Colossians 3:23

Colossians chapter 3 · verse 23 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Context

v.22Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

v.23This passage

v.24knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Romans 14:6

    He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

  • 1 Peter 1:22

    Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

  • Zechariah 7:5

    Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month, even these seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?

  • Romans 14:8

    For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

  • Matthew 6:16

    Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.