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Whateverὃ ἐὰνyou do,ποιῆτεwork at itἐργάζεσθεfromἐκthe soul,ψυχῆςasὡςfor the Lordτῷ κυρίῳandκαὶnotοὐκfor people,ἀνθρώποις
Colossians 3:23
Study it in the app“Whatever you do, work at it from the soul, as for the Lord and not for people,”
Daily work, done from the heart, is for the LordPraise and worshipWork wholeheartedly, as for the LordPurposeWhatever you do, work at it from the heart, as for the LordWork and Rest
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 3:23, word by word
- you doποιῆτεpoiēte
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēte” appears- work at itἐργάζεσθεergazesthe
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazesthe” appears- the soulψυχῆςpsychēs
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychēs” appears- for the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- for peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears
The context
22Slaves, obey in everything your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
23 · This verse (above)
24knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord, the Messiah, whom you serve as slaves.