Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but as slaves of Christ, do God’s will(A) from your heart.[a]

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  1. Ephesians 6:6 Lit from soul

Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(A) doing the will of God from your heart.

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Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

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For this is God’s will,(A) your sanctification:(B) that you abstain(C) from sexual immorality,

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It is God’s will(A) that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;(B)

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For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

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15 For it is God’s will(A) that you silence the ignorance(B) of foolish people by doing good.

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15 For it is God’s will(A) that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.(B)

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15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

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in order to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires,[a] but for God’s will.(A)

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  1. 1 Peter 4:2 Lit for desires of human beings

As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God.

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That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

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17 And the world with its lust is passing away,(A) but the one who does God’s will(B) remains forever.(C)

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17 The world and its desires pass away,(A) but whoever does the will of God(B) lives forever.

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17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

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