Colossians 3:22 BSB

Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Οἱ	Hoi	you who [are]	G3588 →
δοῦλοι,	douloi	Slaves,	G1401 →
ὑπακούετε	hupakouete	do obey	G5219 →
κατὰ	kata	in	G2596 →
πάντα	panta	all things	G3956 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
κατὰ	kata	according to	G2596 →
σάρκα	sarka	flesh	G4561 →
κυρίοις,	kuriois	masters,	G2962 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
ὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳ	ophthalmodoulia	eye-service	G3787 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι	anthrōpareskoi	men-pleasers	G441 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἁπλότητι	haplotēti	sincerity	G572 →
καρδίας	kardias	of heart	G2588 →
φοβούμενοι	phoboumenoi	fearing	G5399 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
κύριον.	kurion	Lord.	G2962 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Galatians 1:10
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4
  Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
- Acts 5:29
  But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Ephesians 6:6
  And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
- James 4:4
  You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
- Matthew 22:16
  They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Ephesians 6:5–7Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.Galatians 1:10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.1 Timothy 6:1–2All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.1 Peter 2:18–19Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.Luke 11:34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.Titus 2:9–10Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,1 Thessalonians 2:4Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.Colossians 3:20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.Psalms 116:6The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.Ecclesiastes 5:7For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.Luke 6:46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?1 Peter 3:2when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.Psalms 123:2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.Nehemiah 5:15The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.Genesis 42:18and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

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