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Ephesians 6:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
"Servants, be obedient to them that are {your} masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;"
Ephesians 6:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Servants, be obedient to them that are {your} masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
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Ephesians 6:1
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right."
Ephesians 6:2
"Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)"
Ephesians 6:3
"That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."
Ephesians 6:4
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
Ephesians 6:6
"Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
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