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Slaves,Οἱ δοῦλοιobeyὑπακούετεthose who are your mastersτοῖς κυρίοιςaccording toκατὰthe fleshσάρκαwithμετὰfearφόβουandκαὶtrembling,τρόμουinἐνsincerityἁπλότητιof your heart,τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶνasὡςto the Messiah,τῷ Χριστῷ
Ephesians 6:5
Study it in the app“Slaves, obey those who are your masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in sincerity of your heart, as to the Messiah,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 6:5, word by word
- Slavesδοῦλοιdouloi
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “douloi” appears- obeyὑπακούετεhypakouete
obey
To listen and obey.
Where else “hypakouete” appears- those who are your mastersκυρίοιςkyriois
master
The one who has something in his charge and rules over it.
Where else “kyriois” appears- the fleshσάρκαsarka
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarka” appears- fearφόβουphobou
reverence
Deep respect, above all for God.
Where else “phobou” appears- tremblingτρόμουtromou
trembling
Trembling.
Where else “tromou” appears- sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotēti
sincerity
A heart without duplicity, with a single aim.
Where else “haplotēti” appears- of your heartκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears- to the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears
The context
4And fathers, do not provoke to anger your children, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 · This verse (above)
6not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of the Messiah, doing the will of God from the soul,
To study Ephesians 6 in a group
1. What it says
What instructions does Paul give to children and to parents (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
Paul describes God's armor piece by piece (v. 13-17). Why do you think he uses this image, and what does each piece stand for?
3. How I live it
Paul asks for prayer at all times and for all the saints (v. 18). Whom will you pray for today, and at what moment of the day?