the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Ephesians 6:7
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Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to people,
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 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 render service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to 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.
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;
Do your work, and be happy to do it. Work as though it is the Lord you are serving, not just an earthly master.
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:
Do your work as slaves cheerfully, as though you served the Lord, and not merely human beings.
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,
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:
with good will doing service, 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;
Doyng the wyll of God fro the heart, with good wyll seruyng the Lorde, and not men:
with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:
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 serving as slaves, as to the Lord, and not to men:
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,
with goodwill doing service, 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, rendering service - as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men.
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 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,
Work hard, just as if it were Jesus standing there telling you what to do.
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 passe, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were borne vnto them:
That the sonnes of God saw the daughters of men, that they were faire, and they took them wiues, of all which they chose.
And the LORD said, My Spirit shall not alwayes striue with man; for that hee also is flesh: yet his dayes shalbe an hundred and twenty yeeres.
There were Giants in the earth in those daies: and also after that, when the sonnes of God came in vnto the daughters of men, & they bare children to them; the same became mightie men, which were of old, men of renowme.
Of fowles after their kinde, and of cattel after their kinde: of euery creeping thing of the earth after his kinde, two of euery sort shall come vnto thee, to keepe them aliue.
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 lambes: they shall consume: into smoke shall they consume away.
The feare of the Lord prolongeth dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe shortened.
The Lord hath made all things for himselfe: yea, euen the wicked for the day of euill.
Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beastes of the field, and with the foules of heauen, 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.
