Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Young's Literal Translation not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul, King James Bible Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; Greek [And do this] not onlyμὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. to please them ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι (anthrōpareskoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 441: From anthropos and aresko; man-courting, i.e. Fawning. while they are watching, ὀφθαλμοδουλίαν (ophthalmodoulian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3787: From ophthalmos and douleia; sight-labor, i.e. That needs watching. but ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. servants of δοῦλοι (douloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. Christ, Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. doing ποιοῦντες (poiountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. will θέλημα (thelēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 2307: An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [your] heart. ψυχῆς (psychēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. |
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