Focused Passage

Ephesians 6:5-9

Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God

Paul moves from Christ-governed household obedience and authority, to a call to stand firm in the Lord's strength against spiritual powers, to prayerful perseverance, gospel boldness, and final peace, love, faith, and grace.

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5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

7Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

9And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

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Verse 5

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-ΟἱG3588Article - Vocative Masculine PluralSlavesδοῦλοιG1401Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralobeyὑπακούετεG5219Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[your]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralearthlyκατὰG2596Preposition. . .σάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularmastersκυρίοιςG2962Noun - Dative Masculine PluralwithμετὰG3326PrepositionrespectφόβουG5401Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfearτρόμουG5156Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[and]ἐνG1722PrepositionsincerityἁπλότητιG572Noun - Dative Feminine SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular-ὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralheartκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularjust asὡςG5613Adverb[ you would obey ]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 6

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[And do this] not onlyμὴG3361AdverbvvvὡςG5613Adverbto please themἀνθρωπάρεσκοιG441Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralvvvκατ’G2596Prepositionwhile they are watchingὀφθαλμοδουλίανG3787Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctionasὡςG5613Adverbservants ofδοῦλοιG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulardoingποιοῦντεςG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularwillθέλημαG2307Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[your] heartψυχῆςG5590Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 7

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ServeδουλεύοντεςG1398Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralwithμετ’G3326Prepositiongood willεὐνοίαςG2133Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularasὡςG5613Adverbto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionnotοὐκG3756Adverbto menἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 8

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because you knowεἰδότεςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunction-παρὰG3844Preposition[the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularwill rewardκομίσεταιG2865Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singulareach oneἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἐάνG1437Conjunctionfor whateverτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingulargoodἀγαθόνG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularhe doesποιήσῃG4160Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularwhetherεἴτεG1535Conjunction[he is] slaveδοῦλοςG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularorεἴτεG1535ConjunctionfreeἐλεύθεροςG1658Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 9

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AndΚαὶG2532Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Vocative Masculine PluralmastersκύριοιG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine PluraldoποιεῖτεG4160Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralthe sameτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .αὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person PluralforπρὸςG4314Preposition[your slaves]αὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralGive upἀνιέντεςG447Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[your]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularuse of threatsἀπειλήνG547Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularbecause you knowεἰδότεςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunction[He who is] bothκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularMasterΚύριόςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionyoursὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthere isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbfavoritismπροσωπολημψίαG4382Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwithπαρ’G3844PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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