Colossians 3:23
Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
In Context
24Knowing that you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye the Lord Christ.
Cross References
Psalms 47:6God is ascended with jubilee, and the Lord with the sound of trumpet.
Jeremiah 3:10And after all this, her treacherous sister Juda hath not returned to me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith the Lord.
Matthew 6:16And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
Romans 14:8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Therefore, whether we live, or whether we 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 →