Colossians 3:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsColossians 3:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δοῦλοι
doûlos
G1401
slave
ὑπακούετε
hypakoúō
G5219
to listen
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
πάντα
pâs
G3956
all
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
σάρκα
sárx
G4561
flesh
κυρίοις
kýrios
G2962
Lord
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ὀφθαλμοδουλίαις
ophthalmodouleía
G3787
service
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι
anthrōpáreskos
G441
man-pleasing
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἁπλότητι
haplótēs
G572
sincerity
καρδίας
kardía
G2588
heart
φοβούμενοι
phobéō
G5399
to fear
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κύριον
kýrios
G2962
Lord
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things, not with eyeservice as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).