Cross references

Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,

Colossians 3:23 BSB

Colossians 3:23 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 17 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Colossians 3:17 (231 votes) and Ephesians 6:6–7 (201 votes). 28 other verses point back to it. It links with 20 other books, from Genesis 30 to 1 Peter 2.

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Which verses does Colossians 3:23 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

  2. And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

  3. Romans 14:8111 votes

    If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

  4. He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.

  5. Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

  6. 1 Peter 2:1582 votes

    For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

  7. 1 Peter 2:1345 votes

    Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

  8. Psalm 119:1042 votes

    With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

  9. Romans 14:633 votes

    He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

  10. 1 Peter 1:2230 votes

    Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

  11. Psalm 119:3427 votes
  12. Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Which verses point to Colossians 3:23?

The 10 strongest of 28.