THEOSISColossians 3:22Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh: not serving to the eye, as pleasing men: but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
οι δουλοι υπακουετε κατα παντα τοις κατα σαρκα κυριοις μη εν οφθαλμοδουλειαις ως ανθρωπαρεσκοι αλλ εν απλοτητι καρδιας φοβουμενοι τον θεον
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Gal 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
- 1 Tim 6:1Whosoever are servants under the yoke, let them count their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of the Lord and his doctrine be blasphemed.
- 1 Tim 6:2But they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who are partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
- Eph 6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ.
- Eph 6:7With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men.
- 1 Pet 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward.
- 1 Pet 2:19For this is thankworthy: if, for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
- Titus 2:9Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:
The original text
Greek text, 21 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ΟἱhoitheG3588 · ὁ
- δοῦλοιdouloia male slaveG1401 · δοῦλος
- ὑπακούετεhypakoueteI listenG5219 · ὑπακούω
- κατὰkatadown fromG2596 · κατά
- πάνταpantaallG3956 · πᾶς
- τοῖςtoistheG3588 · ὁ
- κατὰkatadown fromG2596 · κατά
- σάρκαsarkafleshG4561 · σάρξ
- κυρίοιςkyrioislordG2962 · κύριος
- μὴmēnotG3361 · μή
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- ὀφθαλμοδουλίαιςophthalmodouliaisservice rendered only while the master watchesG3787 · ὀφθαλμοδουλεία
- ὡςhōsasG5613 · ὡς
- ἀνθρωπάρεσκοιanthrōpareskoidesirous of pleasing menG441 · ἀνθρωπάρεσκος
- ἀλλ᾽allbutG235 · ἀλλά
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- ἁπλότητιhaplotētisimplicityG572 · ἁπλότης
- καρδίαςkardiasthe heartG2588 · καρδία
- φοβούμενοιphoboumenoiI fearG5399 · φοβέω
- τὸνtontheG3588 · ὁ
- ΚύριονkyrionlordG2962 · κύριος