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Ephesians 6:6
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Ephesians 6:6
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6 not like those who do their work only when someone is watching[a]—as people-pleasers—but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.[b]
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- Ephesians 6:6 tn Grk “not according to eye-service.”
- Ephesians 6:6 tn Grk “from the soul.”
1 Thessalonians 4:3
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1 Thessalonians 4:3
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3 For this is God’s will: that you become holy,[a] that you keep away from sexual immorality,
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:3 tn Or “your sanctification.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
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1 Thessalonians 5:18
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18 in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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1 Peter 2:15
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1 Peter 2:15
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15 For God wants you[a] to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.
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- 1 Peter 2:15 tn Grk “because thus it is God’s will.”
1 Peter 4:2
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1 Peter 4:2
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2 in that he spends the rest of his time[a] on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.
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- 1 Peter 4:2 tn This verse may give the purpose or result of their “arming” themselves as called for in v. 1b and then the translation would be: “so that you may spend the rest of your time…” But it is better to take it as explanatory of the last phrase in v. 1: what it means to be finished with sin.
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