Colossians 3:23
Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 47:6Sing psalms of God, sing psalms; sing psalms unto our King, sing psalms!
Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalms 119:145KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
Jeremiah 3:10And even for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith Jehovah.
Matthew 6:16And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, downcast in countenance; for they disfigure their faces, so that they may appear fasting to men: verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Romans 14:8For both if we should live, [it is] to the Lord we live; and if we should die, [it is] to the Lord we die: both if we should live then, and if we should die, 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 →