Ephesians 6:5-9
English Standard Version Anglicised
Slaves and Masters
5 (A)Slaves,[a] obey your earthly masters[b] with fear and trembling, (B)with a sincere heart, (C)as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as (D)people-pleasers, but as servants[c] of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 (E)knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, (F)whether he is a slave or free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, (G)and stop your threatening, knowing that (H)he who is both their Master[d] and yours is in heaven, and that (I)there is no partiality with him.
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- Ephesians 6:5 Or servants; Greek bondservants; similarly verse 8
- Ephesians 6:5 Or your masters according to the flesh
- Ephesians 6:6 Or slaves; Greek bondservants
- Ephesians 6:9 Greek Lord
Ephesians 6:5-9
New International Version
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect(A) and fear, and with sincerity of heart,(B) just as you would obey Christ.(C) 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(D) doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,(E) 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,(F) whether they are slave or free.
9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours(G) is in heaven, and there is no favoritism(H) with him.
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