KJV King James Version
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ephesians 6:6
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
WEB World English Bible
not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
ASV American Standard Version
not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,
Surrounding context — Ephesians 6
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
5 Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.
9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
μὴG3361 · mēnotκατ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toὀφθαλμοδουλίανG3787 · ophthalmodouleiaeye-serviceὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἀνθρωπάρεσκοιG441 · anthrōpareskospeople-pleaserἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenδοῦλοιG1401 · doulosslaveΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristποιοῦντεςG4160 · poieōto do/make: doτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoθέλημαG2307 · thelēmawill/desireτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἐκG1537 · ekout fromψυχῆςG5590 · psuchēsoul
Cross-references
Colossians 3:22-23Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:1 Thessalonians 2:4But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.Galatians 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.Ephesians 5:17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].1 Peter 4:2That he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.Philippians 2:12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.Matthew 12:50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.Matthew 7:21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.Colossians 1:9For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;Hebrews 13:21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.1 John 2:17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.Romans 6:17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.Jeremiah 24:7And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is [one] of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.1 Peter 2:15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:Jeremiah 3:10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
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