with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,

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Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,(A)

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23 (A)And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,

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23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

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Bondservants and Masters

(A)Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, (B)with fear and trembling, (C)in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; (D)not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

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Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect(A) and fear, and with sincerity of heart,(B) just as you would obey Christ.(C) Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(D) doing the will of God from your heart.

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31 (A)Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.(A)

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13 And his (A)servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”

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13 Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father,(A) if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!”

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And the Syrians had gone out (A)on[a] raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She [b]waited on Naaman’s wife. Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 5:2 Or in bands
  2. 2 Kings 5:2 Served, lit. was before

Now bands of raiders(A) from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet(B) who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”

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38 These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried their young, and I have not eaten the rams of your flock. 39 (A)That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. (B)You required it from my hand, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. 40 There I was! In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.

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38 “I have been with you for twenty years now.(A) Your sheep and goats have not miscarried,(B) nor have I eaten rams from your flocks. 39 I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen(C) by day or night.(D) 40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.(E)

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And (A)you know that with all my might I have served your father.

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You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,(A)

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