Colossians 3:23
And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
In Context
24knowing that from Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Cross References
Psalms 47:6Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
Psalms 119:10With my whole heart I have sought thee. O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalms 119:145I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, O LORD. I will keep thy statutes.
Jeremiah 3:10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, says LORD.
Matthew 6:16And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
Romans 14:8For both if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Both if we live and if we die, therefore, we are the Lord's.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:19-25
Relative Duties. ( a. d. 62.) 18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,… Read the whole commentary →