the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Ephesians 6:7
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Do your work, and be happy to do it. Work as though it is the Lord you are serving, not just an earthly master.
rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to men,
with good will servinge ye Lorde and not men.
with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
With goodwill render service, as to the Lord, and not to people,
Do your work with enthusiasm. Work as if you were serving the Lord, not as if you were serving only men and women.
with good will serving as slaves, as to the Lord, and not to men:
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man,
with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
With good will doing service as unto the Lord, and not to men:
With right good will, be faithful to your duty as service rendered to the Lord and not to man.
with good wille seruynge as to the Lord, and not as to men;
with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:
Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,
Gladly serve your masters, as though they were the Lord himself, and not simply people.
rendering service with goodwill, as to the Lord, and not [only] to men,
with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:
Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Work willingly as slaves, as people do who are serving not merely human beings but the Lord.
serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men;
Serve willingly, as if you were serving the Lord and not merely people.as to the Lord and not people">[fn]
And serve them from all your soul, in love, as unto our Lord, and not as unto men;
And serve them with your whole heart, in love, as if serving our Lord and not men;
With good will doing seruice, as to the Lord, and not to men,
Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Be happy as you work. Do your work as for the Lord, not for men.
Render service with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to men and women,
With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.
And serve well with your whole soul, with love, as to our LORD, and not to men:
with good will, rendering service - as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men.
Doyng the wyll of God fro the heart, with good wyll seruyng the Lorde, and not men:
Do your work as slaves cheerfully, as though you served the Lord, and not merely human beings.
Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to people,
serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people,
serving as slaves with good will to the Lord, and not as to men,
with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,
with good wyll. Thynke that ye serue the LORDE and not me:
serve them with affection, as if it was to the Lord,
Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,
with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
Work hard, just as if it were Jesus standing there telling you what to do.
With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
good: Genesis 31:6, Genesis 31:38-40, 2 Kings 5:2, 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 5:13
as: Ephesians 6:5, Ephesians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 10:31
Reciprocal: Acts 20:19 - Serving Colossians 3:23 - as 1 Peter 2:15 - so
Cross-References
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
With good will doing service,.... To their masters; not grudgingly, with an ill will; no otherwise, nor longer than when they are forced to it; but of a ready mind, and with a cheerful spirit, taking delight in their work, and reckoning it a pleasure to serve their masters; as an Israelite that is not sold, who does his work ברצונו, "with his good will", and according to his own mind b; doing what they do
as to the Lord, and not to men; not merely because it is the will of men, and they are commanded by them, and in order to please them, but because it is the will of the Lord, and is wellpleasing in his sight.
b Maimon. Hilchot Abadim, c. 1. sect. 7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
As to the Lord, and not to men - That is, he should regard his lot in life as having been ordered by Divine Providence for some wise and good purpose; and until he may be permitted to enjoy his liberty in a quiet and peaceable manner (notes, 1 Corinthians 7:21), he should perform his duties with fidelity, and feel that he was rendering acceptable service to God. This would reconcile him to much of the hardships of his lot. The feeling that “God” has ordered the circumstances of our lives, and that he has some wise and good ends to answer by it, makes us contented there; though we may feel that our fellowman may be doing us injustice. It was this principle that made the martyrs so patient under the wrongs done them by people; and this may make even a slave patient and submissive under the wrongs of a master. But let not a master think, because a pious slave shows this spirit, that, therefore, the slave feels that the master is right in withholding his freedom; nor let him suppose, because religion requires the slave to be submissive and obedient, that, therefore, it approves of what the master does. It does this no more than it sanctioned the conduct of Nero and Mary, because religion required the martyrs to be unresisting, and to allow themselves to be led to the stake. A conscientious slave may find happiness in submitting to God, and doing his will, just as a conscientious martyr may. But this does not sanction the wrong, either of the slave-owner or of the persecutor.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 7. With good will — μετ ευνοιας. With cheerfulness; do not take up your service as a cross, or bear it as a burden; but take it as coming in the order of God's providence, and a thing that is pleasing to him.
