Ephesians 6:5

Slaves and Masters

5 1Slaves,[a] obey your earthly masters[b] with fear and trembling, 2with a sincere heart, 3as you would Christ,

Ephesians 6:5 In-Context

3 "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ,
6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man,

Cross References 3

  • 1. See 1 Peter 2:18
  • 2. [2 Corinthians 11:3]
  • 3. [Ephesians 5:22]

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or servants; Greek bondservants; similarly verse 8
  • [b]. Or your masters according to the flesh
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