Ephesians 6:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,”
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BSBPD
“Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ephesians 6:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 31:6You know that I have served your father with all my strength.
- Genesis 31:38I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.
- 2 Kings 5:2At 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 5:13Naaman’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’?”
- 1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
- Ephesians 6:5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
- Colossians 3:23Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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