Colossians 3:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Do your work willingly, as though you were serving the Lord himself, and not just your earthly master.

Cross References

Psalm 103:1

With all my heart I praise the LORD, and with all that I am I praise his holy name!

Psalm 119:10

I worship you with all my heart. Don't let me walk away from your commands.

Psalm 119:145

I pray to you, LORD! Please answer me. I promise to obey your laws.

Psalm 119:34

Help me to understand your Law; I promise to obey it with all my heart.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Work hard at whatever you do. You will soon go to the world of the dead, where no one works or thinks or reasons or knows anything.

Jeremiah 3:10

And worst of all, the people of Judah pretended to come back to me.

Matthew 6:16

When you go without eating, don't try to look gloomy as those show-offs do when they go without eating. I can assure you that they already have their reward.

Romans 14:6

Any followers who count one day more important than another day do it to honour their Lord. And any followers who eat meat give thanks to God, just like the ones who don't eat meat.

Romans 14:8

Whether we live or die, it must be for the Lord. Alive or dead, we still belong to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:22

A wife should put her husband first, as she does the Lord.

Colossians 3:17

Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him.

1 Peter 1:22

You obeyed the truth, and your souls were made pure. Now you sincerely love each other. But you must keep on loving with all your heart.

1 Peter 2:13

The Lord wants you to obey all human authorities, especially the Emperor, who rules over everyone.

1 Peter 2:15

God wants you to silence stupid and ignorant people by doing right.