Colossians 3:22
Ye servants! be obedient, in all things, unto them who, according to the flesh, are your masters,—not with eye-service, as man-pleasers, but with singleness of heart, revering the Lord,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21Ye fathers! be not irritating your children, lest they be disheartened;
23Whatsoever ye may be doing, from the soul, be working at it, as unto the Lord, and not unto men,-
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:9Then said I, Not good, is the thing which ye are doing,—ought ye not, in the fear of God, to walk, because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
Psalms 123:2Lo! as the eyes of men-servants are unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid-servant, unto the hand of her mistress, so, are our eyes, unto Yahweh our God, until that he show us favour.
Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner be committing wickedness a hundred times, and continuing long in his own way, yet I surely know that it shall be well to them who revere God, who stand in awe before him;
Malachi 1:6A son, will honour a father, and, a servant, his lord,— If then, a father, I am, where is mine honour? And, if, a lord, I am, where is my reverence? saith Yahweh of hosts— to you, ye priests, who despise my Name, and yet say, Wherein have we despised thy Name?
Matthew 8:9For, I also, am a man [set] under authority, having under myself, soldiers,—and I say to this one, Go! and he goeth, and to another, Come! and he cometh, and, to my servant, Do this! and he doeth it.
Luke 7:8For, I too, am a man ranked, under authority, having, under myself, soldiers; and I say to this one—Go! and he goeth,—and to another—Come! and he cometh,—and to my servant—Do this! and he doeth it.
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 →