Colossians 3:23
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
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The exhortation 'whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters' is addressed to enslaved people (douloi) in a first-century household code, yet its principle has been applied far beyond that context. The phrase 'with all your heart' (ek psuches, literally 'from the soul') implies wholehearted engagement rather than performance for surveillance. Framing daily work as service to Christ transforms not the content of work but its orientation, creating the possibility of vocation in the theological sense. The tension between the verse's original address to enslaved persons and its modern application to voluntary employment requires careful contextual awareness to avoid the text's historical misuse in justifying oppression.
Otras traducciones
whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,
Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;
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