Ephesians 6:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Be

According

Philemon 1:16

With

General references

Genesis 24:33

Genesis 30:29

Genesis 31:6

Bible References

Be

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are directed to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, priests, that despise my name. But ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.

And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him,

Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.

Let as many bondmen as are under yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;

Servants, be subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.

According

not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

With

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling;

and his affections are more abundantly towards you, calling to mind the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

having witnessed your pure conversation carried out in fear;

General references

And there was set meat before him to eat; but he said, I will not eat until I have made known my business. And he said, Speak on.

And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and what thy cattle has become with me.

And you know that with all my power I have served your father.