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 said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority.

A son gives honour to his father, and a servant has fear of his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is the fear of me? says the Lord of armies to you, O priests, who give no value to my name. And you say, How have we not given value to your name?

No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;

Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:

Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.

Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;

Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.

According

No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.

With

And I was with you without strength, in fear and in doubt.

And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.

So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.

General references

And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.

Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.

And you have seen how I have done all in my power for your father,