Colossians 3:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

New Living Translation
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

English Standard Version
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

Berean Study Bible
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

New American Standard Bible
Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people,

NASB 1995
Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,

NASB 1977
Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men;

Amplified Bible
Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,

Christian Standard Bible
Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men,

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

Good News Translation
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly as though you were working for your real master and not merely for humans.

International Standard Version
Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.

NET Bible
Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

New King James Version
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,

King James 2000 Bible
And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

New Heart English Bible
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for people,

World English Bible
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

American King James Version
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;

American Standard Version
whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

A Faithful Version
And whatever you do, do heartily, as to the Lord and not to men;

Darby Bible Translation
Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men;

English Revised Version
whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Webster's Bible Translation
And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And whatsoeuer ye doe, doe it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And whatsoeuer ye do, do it heartilie, as to the Lorde, and not vnto men:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
What so euer ye do, do it hertely, euen as vnto the LORDE and not vnto men.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And whatsoever ye do do it hertely as though ye did it to the lorde and not vnto men for as moche as ye
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and all, whatever you may do—out of soul work—as to the LORD, and not to men,

Berean Literal Bible
Whatever you might do, work from the soul, as to the Lord and not to men,

Young's Literal Translation
and all, whatever ye may do -- out of soul work -- as to the Lord, and not to men,

Smith's Literal Translation
And all, whatever ye do, work ye from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men;

Literal Emphasis Translation
Whatever you might do, work from out of your soul, like as to the Lord and not to men;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as for the Lord, and not for men.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And do all that you do with all your soul, as for Our Lord, and not as for the children of men.

Lamsa Bible
And whatever you do, do it with your whole soul, as to our LORD and not unto men;

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And whatever you do, do from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men;

Godbey New Testament
Whatsoever you may do, work from your soul, as for the Lord, and not for men;

Haweis New Testament
And in every thing that ye do, labour from the soul, as for the Lord, and not man;

Mace New Testament
and whatever you do, do it heartily, as serving the Lord, and not men:

Weymouth New Testament
Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work, as a thing done for the Lord and not for men.

Worrell New Testament
Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;

Worsley New Testament
do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;
















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