New American Standard Bible 2020
Ephesians 6:1-9
11ChildrenG5043, obeyG5219 your parentsG1118 in the LordG2962, for thisG3778 is rightG1342. 22HonorG5091 your fatherG3962 and motherG3384 (whichG3748 is the firstG4413 commandmentG1785 with a promiseG1860), 3soG2443 thatG2443 it may turnG1096 outG1096 wellG2095 for you, and that you may liveG1510G3118 longG3118 on the earthG1093.
43FathersG3962, do not provokeG3949 your childrenG5043 toG3949 angerG3949, but 4bringG1625 them upG1625 in the disciplineG3809 and instructionG3559 of the LordG2962.
55SlavesG1401, be obedientG5219 to thoseG3588 who are your 6mastersG2962 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, with 7fearG5401 and tremblingG5156, in the sincerityG572 of your heartG2588, 8as to ChristG5547; 69not 10by wayG2596 of 11eye-serviceG3787, as 12people-pleasersG441, but as 13slavesG1401 of ChristG5547, 14doingG4160 the willG2307 of GodG2316 from the 15heartG5590. 7With goodwillG2133 16renderG1398 serviceG1398, 17as to the LordG2962, and not to peopleG444, 818knowingG3609 that 19whateverG1437G5100 goodG18 thingG18 eachG1538 oneG1538 doesG4160, he will receiveG2865 thisG3778 backG2865 from the LordG2962, 20whetherG1535 slaveG1401 orG1535 freeG1658.
9And mastersG2962, doG4160 the sameG846 thingsG846 to them, and 21giveG447 upG447 threateningG547, knowingG3609 that 22bothG2532 their MasterG2962 and yoursG4771 is in heavenG3772, and there is 23noG3756 partialityG4382 with Him.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 6:1 Prov 6:20; 23:22; Col 3:20 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 6:2 Ex 20:12; Deut 5:16 ↩
- 3. Ephesians 6:4 Col 3:21 ↩
- 4. Ephesians 6:4 Gen 18:19; Deut 6:7; 11:19; Ps 78:4; Prov 22:6; 2 Tim 3:15 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 6:5 Col 3:22; 1 Tim 6:1; Titus 2:9 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 6:5 I.e., earthly masters, as in first-century Roman culture ↩
- 7. Ephesians 6:5 1 Cor 2:3 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 6:5 Eph 5:22 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 6:6 Col 3:22 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 6:6 Lit according to ↩
- 11. Ephesians 6:6 I.e., only when the master is watching ↩
- 12. Ephesians 6:6 Gal 1:10 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 6:6 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
- 14. Ephesians 6:6 Mark 3:35 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 6:6 Lit soul ↩
- 16. Ephesians 6:7 Lit rendering ↩
- 17. Ephesians 6:7 Col 3:23 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 6:8 Col 3:24 ↩
- 19. Ephesians 6:8 Matt 16:27; 2 Cor 5:10; Col 3:24f ↩
- 20. Ephesians 6:8 1 Cor 12:13; Col 3:11 ↩
- 21. Ephesians 6:9 Lev 25:43 ↩
- 22. Ephesians 6:9 Job 31:13ff; John 13:13; Col 4:1 ↩
- 23. Ephesians 6:9 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34; Col 3:25 ↩
Commentaries on Ephesians 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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