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knowingεἰδότεςthatὅτιeach one,ἕκαστοςwhateverὃ ἂνgoodἀγαθόνhe does,ποιήσῃthisτοῦτοhe will receive backκομίσεταιfromπαρὰthe Lord,κυρίουwhetherεἴτεslaveδοῦλοςorεἴτεfree.ἐλεύθερος
Ephesians 6:8
Study it in the app“knowing that each one, whatever good he does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 6:8, word by word
- knowingεἰδότεςeidotes
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “eidotes” appears- each oneἕκαστοςhekastos
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appears- goodἀγαθόνagathon
good deed
What is done for others' benefit and pleases God.
Where else “agathon” appears- he doesποιήσῃpoiēsēi
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsēi” appears- he will receive backκομίσεταιkomisetai
receive back
To come to have what is one's due, or to get one's own back.
Where else “komisetai” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- whetherεἴτεeite
whether, or
"Whether ... or", "if".
Where else “eite” appears- slaveδοῦλοςdoulos
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulos” appears- freeἐλεύθεροςeleutheros
free
A person who belongs to no master and is in charge of their own life.
Where else “eleutheros” appears
The context
7serving as slaves with good will as to the Lord and not to men,
8 · This verse (above)
9And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their and your Lord is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
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?