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Where is “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart” in the Bible?
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart” is Colossians 3:23. Paul writes it to the church in Colossae. The words are addressed to slaves.
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In the Bible
It is Colossians 3:23.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Colossae. The words are addressed to slaves.
The verse
Whatever you do, put your whole self into the work, as for the Lord and not for people, since you know that the Lord will repay you with the inheritance. The Lord Christ is the one you serve.
Colossians 3:23-24 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Paul tells people who had no choice about their work that Christ is the one they serve, and that he will repay them. Christians apply the verse to any work: do it as for the Lord.
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Where is “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart” in the Bible?
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart” is Colossians 3:23. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Colossae. The words are addressed to slaves.
Is “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Colossians 3:23. In the Lumin Translation, Colossians 3:23-24 reads: “Whatever you do, put your whole self into the work, as for the Lord and not for people, since you know that the Lord will repay you with the inheritance. The Lord Christ is the one you serve.”
Who said “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart”?
Paul writes it to the church in Colossae. The words are addressed to slaves.
What does “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart” mean in the Bible?
Paul tells people who had no choice about their work that Christ is the one they serve, and that he will repay them. Christians apply the verse to any work: do it as for the Lord.
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