Colossians 3:23 — compare English translations

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Colossians 3:23 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 →

ὃ hós G3739 who ἐὰν eán G1437 if ποιῆτε poiéō G4160 to make ἐκ ek G1537 from ψυχῆς psychḗ G5590 soul ἐργάζεσθε ergázomai G2038 to work ὡς hōs G5613 as τῷ ho G3588 the κυρίῳ kýrios G2962 Lord καὶ kaí G2532 and οὐκ ou G3756 not ἀνθρώποις ánthrōpos G444 human being

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World English Bible Public Domain

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,
King James Version Public Domain

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Whatever you might do, work from the soul as to the Lord and not to men,

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