KJV King James Version
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
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Ephesians 6:7
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,
WEB World English Bible
with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
ASV American Standard Version
with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,
Surrounding context — Ephesians 6
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.
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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Colossians 3:23And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;1 Corinthians 10:31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.Ephesians 6:5-6Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;2 Kings 5:13And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bid thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done [it]? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?Genesis 31:38-40This twenty years [have] I [been] with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.2 Kings 5:2-3And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.Genesis 31:6And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
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