New American Standard Bible 2020
Ephesians 6:5-9
51SlavesG1401, be obedientG5219 to thoseG3588 who are your 2mastersG2962 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, with 3fearG5401 and tremblingG5156, in the sincerityG572 of your heartG2588, 4as to ChristG5547; 65not 6by wayG2596 of 7eye-serviceG3787, as 8people-pleasersG441, but as 9slavesG1401 of ChristG5547, 10doingG4160 the willG2307 of GodG2316 from the 11heartG5590. 7With goodwillG2133 12renderG1398 serviceG1398, 13as to the LordG2962, and not to peopleG444, 814knowingG3609 that 15whateverG1437G5100 goodG18 thingG18 eachG1538 oneG1538 doesG4160, he will receiveG2865 thisG3778 backG2865 from the LordG2962, 16whetherG1535 slaveG1401 orG1535 freeG1658.
9And mastersG2962, doG4160 the sameG846 thingsG846 to them, and 17giveG447 upG447 threateningG547, knowingG3609 that 18bothG2532 their MasterG2962 and yoursG4771 is in heavenG3772, and there is 19noG3756 partialityG4382 with Him.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 6:5 Col 3:22; 1 Tim 6:1; Titus 2:9 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 6:5 I.e., earthly masters, as in first-century Roman culture ↩
- 3. Ephesians 6:5 1 Cor 2:3 ↩
- 4. Ephesians 6:5 Eph 5:22 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 6:6 Col 3:22 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 6:6 Lit according to ↩
- 7. Ephesians 6:6 I.e., only when the master is watching ↩
- 8. Ephesians 6:6 Gal 1:10 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 6:6 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 6:6 Mark 3:35 ↩
- 11. Ephesians 6:6 Lit soul ↩
- 12. Ephesians 6:7 Lit rendering ↩
- 13. Ephesians 6:7 Col 3:23 ↩
- 14. Ephesians 6:8 Col 3:24 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 6:8 Matt 16:27; 2 Cor 5:10; Col 3:24f ↩
- 16. Ephesians 6:8 1 Cor 12:13; Col 3:11 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 6:9 Lev 25:43 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 6:9 Job 31:13ff; John 13:13; Col 4:1 ↩
- 19. 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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