Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Do not do this only while you're being watched in order to please them, but be like slaves of the Messiah, who are determined to obey God's will.

A Conservative Version

Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

not in the way of eye-service [working only when someone is watching you and only] to please men, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart;

An Understandable Version

Do not serve them only when you are being watched, just to gain their approval, but as slaves of Christ, doing what God wants from your heart.

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;

Common New Testament

not in the way of eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

Daniel Mace New Testament

not doing your work meerly out of regard to their presence or their pleasure, but as the servants of Christ, in hearty obedience to the will of God:

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the soul;

Goodspeed New Testament

not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but like slaves of Christ, carrying out the will of God.

John Wesley New Testament

Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Julia Smith Translation

Not with eye-service, as menpleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul:

King James 2000

Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

not with service in the eyesight, as men-pleasers: but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart

Moffatt New Testament

instead of merely working when their eye is on you, like those who court human favour, do God's will from the heart like servants of Christ,

Montgomery New Testament

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

NET Bible

not like those who do their work only when someone is watching -- as people-pleasers -- but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.

New Heart English Bible

not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Noyes New Testament

not with eyeservice as menpleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Sawyer New Testament

not with eye service as pleasing men, but as servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,

The Emphasized Bible

Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

Not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had merely to please men, but as slaves of Christ, who are trying to carry out the will of God.

Webster

Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Weymouth New Testament

Let it not be in acts of eye-service as if you had but to please men, but as Christ's bondservants who are doing God's will from the heart.

Williams New Testament

not serving them as though they were watching you, but as true slaves of Christ, trying to carry out the will of God.

World English Bible

not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

with
κατά 
Kata 
according to, after, against, in, by, daily , as,
Usage: 428

ὀφθαλμοδουλεία 
Ophthalmodouleia 
Usage: 2

as
ὡς 
Hos 
ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417
Usage: 417

ἀνθρωπάρεσκος 
Anthropareskos 
Usage: 2

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

the servants
δοῦλος 
Doulos 
Usage: 65

of Christ
Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

the will
θέλημα 
thelema 
will, desire, pleasure
Usage: 45

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

References

American

Easton

Eye

Fausets

Hastings

Watsons

Eye

Context Readings

Slaves And Masters

5 Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ. 6 Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but as slaves of Christ, do God’s will from your heart. 7 Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to men,


Cross References

Colossians 3:22-23

Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.

Galatians 1:10

For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but rather God, who examines our hearts.

Jeremiah 3:10

Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to Me with all her heart—only in pretense.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am Yahweh. They will be My people, and I will be their God because they will return to Me with all their heart.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Matthew 12:50

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.”

Romans 6:17

But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were transferred to,

Philippians 2:12

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Colossians 1:9

For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

Ephesians 5:17

So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality,

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with all that is good to do His will, working in us what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to Him forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 2:15

For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

1 Peter 4:2

in order to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.

1 John 2:17

And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does God’s will remains forever.

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