Ephesians 6:5-9
Legacy Standard Bible
5 (A)Slaves, be obedient to those who are your [a]masters according to the flesh, with (B)fear and trembling, in the [b]integrity of your heart, (C)as to Christ; 6 (D)not [c]by way of eyeservice, as (E)men-pleasers, but as (F)slaves of Christ, (G)doing the will of God from the [d]heart, 7 serving with good will (H)as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 (I)knowing that (J)whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, (K)whether slave or free.
9 And masters, do the same things to them, (L)giving up threatening, knowing that (M)both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is (N)no partiality with Him.
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- Ephesians 6:5 Earthly masters
- Ephesians 6:5 Lit simplicity
- Ephesians 6:6 Lit according to
- Ephesians 6:6 Lit soul
Ephesians 6:5-9
English Standard Version
Bondservants and Masters
5 (A)Bondservants,[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 bondservants 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 bondservant or is free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, (G)and stop your threatening, knowing that (H)he who is both their Master[c] and yours is in heaven, and that (I)there is no partiality with him.
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- Ephesians 6:5 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 6; likewise for bondservant in verse 8
- Ephesians 6:5 Or your masters according to the flesh
- Ephesians 6:9 Greek Lord
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