Ephesians 6:7 “Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,”

Ephesians 6:7

Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

World English Bible

with good will doing service as to the Lord and not to men,

American Standard Version

with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

Geneva Bible 1599

With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.

Darby Translation

serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men;

Young's Literal Translation

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

Bible in Basic English

Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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Cross references

“good”

2 Kings 5:13 Genesis 31:38–40 Genesis 31:6 2 Kings 5:2 2 Kings 5:3

2 Kings 5:13 · BSB

Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”

Genesis 31:38–40 · BSB

I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.

Genesis 31:6 · BSB

You know that I have served your father with all my strength.

2 Kings 5:2 · BSB

At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.

2 Kings 5:3 · BSB

She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”

“as”

1 Corinthians 10:31 Ephesians 6:5 Ephesians 6:6

1 Corinthians 10:31 · BSB

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Ephesians 6:5 · BSB

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Ephesians 6:6 · BSB

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.

Also

Colossians 3:23

Colossians 3:23 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

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