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Colossians 3:23

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

KJV

ὃ ἐὰν ποιῆτε, ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐργάζεσθε, ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις,

Greek NT

Quodcumque facitis, ex animo operamini sicut Domino, et non hominibus :

Vulgate

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

ASV

Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ψυχή
psuche
noun · 102×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐργάζομαι
ergazomai
verb · 41×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ὃ | WH/Treg/NIV: ὃ | RP: καὶ πᾶν ὃ τι
  • SBLGNT
  • Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • καὶ πᾶν ὃ τιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 29:2 — Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iro
  • 1Cor 7:24 — Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
  • 1Cor 10:31 — Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
  • 1Pet 1:22 — Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
  • 1Pet 2:13 — Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
  • 1Pet 2:15 — For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
  • 2Chr 31:21 — 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.
  • 2Cor 5:15 — And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
  • 2Sam 6:14 — And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
  • Col 3:17 — And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
  • Col 3:17 — And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
  • Eccl 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 the grave, whither thou goest.
  • Eccl 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 the grave, whither thou goest.
  • Eph 6:6 — Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
  • Eph 6:7 — With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
  • Jer 3:10 — And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
  • Matt 6:16 — Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
  • Num 14:24 — But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
  • Prov 3:6 — In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
  • Ps 103:1 — Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
  • Ps 119:10 — With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
  • Ps 119:34 — Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
  • Ps 119:145 — I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
  • Rom 14:6 — He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that e
  • Rom 14:8 — For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
  • Zech 7:5 — Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
  • Zech 7:5 — Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?