New American Standard Bible 2020
Ephesians 6:4-9
41FathersG3962, do not provokeG3949 your childrenG5043 toG3949 angerG3949, but 2bringG1625 them upG1625 in the disciplineG3809 and instructionG3559 of the LordG2962.
53SlavesG1401, be obedientG5219 to thoseG3588 who are your 4mastersG2962 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, with 5fearG5401 and tremblingG5156, in the sincerityG572 of your heartG2588, 6as to ChristG5547; 67not 8by wayG2596 of 9eye-serviceG3787, as 10people-pleasersG441, but as 11slavesG1401 of ChristG5547, 12doingG4160 the willG2307 of GodG2316 from the 13heartG5590. 7With goodwillG2133 14renderG1398 serviceG1398, 15as to the LordG2962, and not to peopleG444, 816knowingG3609 that 17whateverG1437G5100 goodG18 thingG18 eachG1538 oneG1538 doesG4160, he will receiveG2865 thisG3778 backG2865 from the LordG2962, 18whetherG1535 slaveG1401 orG1535 freeG1658.
9And mastersG2962, doG4160 the sameG846 thingsG846 to them, and 19giveG447 upG447 threateningG547, knowingG3609 that 20bothG2532 their MasterG2962 and yoursG4771 is in heavenG3772, and there is 21noG3756 partialityG4382 with Him.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 6:4 Col 3:21 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 6:4 Gen 18:19; Deut 6:7; 11:19; Ps 78:4; Prov 22:6; 2 Tim 3:15 ↩
- 3. Ephesians 6:5 Col 3:22; 1 Tim 6:1; Titus 2:9 ↩
- 4. Ephesians 6:5 I.e., earthly masters, as in first-century Roman culture ↩
- 5. Ephesians 6:5 1 Cor 2:3 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 6:5 Eph 5:22 ↩
- 7. Ephesians 6:6 Col 3:22 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 6:6 Lit according to ↩
- 9. Ephesians 6:6 I.e., only when the master is watching ↩
- 10. Ephesians 6:6 Gal 1:10 ↩
- 11. Ephesians 6:6 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
- 12. Ephesians 6:6 Mark 3:35 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 6:6 Lit soul ↩
- 14. Ephesians 6:7 Lit rendering ↩
- 15. Ephesians 6:7 Col 3:23 ↩
- 16. Ephesians 6:8 Col 3:24 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 6:8 Matt 16:27; 2 Cor 5:10; Col 3:24f ↩
- 18. Ephesians 6:8 1 Cor 12:13; Col 3:11 ↩
- 19. Ephesians 6:9 Lev 25:43 ↩
- 20. Ephesians 6:9 Job 31:13ff; John 13:13; Col 4:1 ↩
- 21. 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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