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
Lexham English Bible
Slaves and Masters
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ, 6 not while being watched[a], as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart, 7 serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people, 8 because you[b] know that each one of you, whatever good he should do,[c] this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free. 9 And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
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- Ephesians 6:6 Literally “with eye service”
- Ephesians 6:8 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
- Ephesians 6:8 Some manuscripts have “if he should do anything good”
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