With good will, serving the [a]Lord, and not men.

[b]And know ye that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, that same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free,

[c]And ye masters, do the same things unto them, putting away threatening: and know that even your master also is in heaven, neither is there (A)[d]respect of person with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:7 Being moved with a reverence so Godward, as though ye served God himself.
  2. Ephesians 6:8 Although they serve unkind and cruel masters, yet the obedience of servants is no less acceptable to God, than the obedience of them that are free.
  3. Ephesians 6:9 It is the duty of masters to use the authority that they have over their servants modestly, and holily, seeing that they in another respect have a common master, which is in heaven, who will judge both the bond and the free.
  4. Ephesians 6:9 Either of freedom or bondage.

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