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submittingὑποτασσόμενοιto one anotherἀλλήλοιςinἐνthe fearφόβῳof the Messiah.Χριστοῦ
Ephesians 5:21
Study it in the app“submitting to one another in the fear of the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:21, word by word
- submittingὑποτασσόμενοιhypotassomenoi
submit
To obey, place oneself under another.
Where else “hypotassomenoi” appears- to one anotherἀλλήλοιςallēlois
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlois” appears- the fearφόβῳphobōi
reverence
Deep respect, above all for God.
Where else “phobōi” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
20giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah to God the Father,
21 · This verse (above)
22Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord;
To study Ephesians 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about walking in love and walking as children of light (v. 1-2, 8-9)?
2. What it means
Paul links the Messiah's love for the assembly with a husband's love for his wife (v. 25-29). What does the text say that love is like?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to give thanks always and to speak with psalms and songs (v. 19-20). What simple habit could help you do that?