Gēluóxīshū 3:23

23 Wúlùn zuò shénme , dōu yào cóng xīnli zuò , xiàng shì gĕi zhǔ zuò de , bú shì gĕi rén zuò de .

Gēluóxīshū 3:23 Meaning and Commentary

Colossians 3:23

And whatsoever ye do
Some have thought that these words, and the two following verses, regard the Colossians in general, and the performance of any, and all good works by them; but by their connection with the preceding verse, and with the beginning of the next chapter, they appear to concern servants only, and what they do under that character, and under the discharge of their duty:

do it heartily,
not by mere force and necessity, grudgingly, and with murmurings, but from the heart, and with good will, having a true, real, and hearty affection for their masters, having their good and interest at heart, and a delight in their service; like the Hebrew servant, that loved his master, as also his wife and children, and therefore would not depart from him, see ( Exodus 21:5 ) ,

as to the Lord, and not unto men; (See Gill on Ephesians 6:7).

Gēluóxīshū 3:23 In-Context

21 Nǐmen zuò fùqin de , búyào rĕ érnǚ de qì , kǒngpà tāmen shīqù zhìqi .

22 Nǐmen zuò púrén de , yào fán shì tīng cóng nǐmen ròushēn de zhǔrén , búyào zhǐ zaì yǎnqián shìfèng , xiàng shì tǎo rén xǐhuan de , zǒng yào cún xīn chéngshí jìngwèi zhǔ .

23 Wúlùn zuò shénme , dōu yào cóng xīnli zuò , xiàng shì gĕi zhǔ zuò de , bú shì gĕi rén zuò de .

24 Yīn nǐmen zhīdào cóng zhǔ nàli , bì dé zhaó jīyè wéi shǎngcì . nǐmen suǒ shìfèng de nǎi shì zhǔ Jīdū .

25 Nà xíng bú yì de , bì shòu bú yì de bàoyìng . zhǔ bù piān daì rén .