He was diligent in every deed that he began in the service of God’s temple, in the instruction and the commands, in order to seek his God, and he prospered.
Colossians 3:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men, American Standard Version (1901) whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; Common English Bible Whatever you do, do it from the heart for the Lord and not for people. Catholic Public Domain Version Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as for the Lord, and not for men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men: |
He was diligent in every deed that he began in the service of God’s temple, in the instruction and the commands, in order to seek his God, and he prospered.
Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart #– #only in pretence.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
‘Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
Whoever observes the day, observes it for the honour of the Lord. Whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; and whoever does not eat, it is for the Lord that he does not eat it, and he gives thanks to God.
If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly, ,
Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the emperor as the supreme authority
For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.