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Colossians 3:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 23 Whatever you are doing, work at it whole-souled* as for Jehovah,*+ and not for men,

Colossians 3:23

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 23 ὃ Which ἐὰν if ever ποιῆτε, YOU may be doing, ἐκ out of ψυχῆς soul ἐργάζεσθε, be YOU working, ὡς as τῷ to the κυρίῳ Lord καὶ and οὐκ not ἀνθρώποις, to men,

Colossians 3:23

The Bible in Living English
- 23 * whatever you are doing, work at it with a will, as doing it for the Lord and not for men,

Colossians Study Notes—Chapter 3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 3:23
  
  whole-souled: See study note on Eph 6:6.
  
  as for Jehovah, and not for men: Paul here emphasizes that literal slaves should remember their relationship with Jehovah God in whatever work they were doing. This includes their being obedient to “human masters” and rendering service to them “with sincerity of heart,” which would prevent bringing reproach on “the name of God.” (Col 3:22; 1Ti 6:1) Paul gives slaves similar counsel in his letter to the Ephesians, written about the same time as the letter to the Colossians.—Eph 6:6, 7; see “Introduction to Colossians”; for the use of the divine name in this verse, see App. C3 introduction; Col 3:23.