Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Bondmen, be obedient to the masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
Slaves, obey your human
International Standard Version
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear, trembling, and sincerity, as when you obey the Messiah.
American Standard Version
Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Slaves, you should obey those who are your earthly masters, out of reverence and eagerness to please them, with a sincere heart, as you would [obey] Christ.
Anderson New Testament
Servants, be subject to your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;
Bible in Basic English
Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;
Common New Testament
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;
Daniel Mace New Testament
Servants, be obedient to your legal masters, with awful reverence and sincerity of heart, as unto Christ:
Darby Translation
Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;
Godbey New Testament
Ye servants, obey those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in purity of your heart, as unto Christ;
Goodspeed New Testament
You who are slaves, obey your earthly masters, in reverence and awe, with sincerity of heart, as you would the Christ,
John Wesley New Testament
Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto the Lord:
Julia Smith Translation
Servants, listen to lords according to the flesh, with fear and tremor, in simplicity of your heart, as to Christ;
King James 2000
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;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,
Modern King James verseion
Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Servants, be obedient unto your carnal masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your hearts, as unto Christ:
Moffatt New Testament
Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters here below with reverence and trembling, with singleness of heart as to Christ himself;
Montgomery New Testament
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with reverence and humility, in singleness of heart as if to Christ himself;
NET Bible
Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,
New Heart English Bible
Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
Noyes New Testament
Bondservants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as serving Christ;
Sawyer New Testament
Servants, be subject to masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your hearts as to Christ,
The Emphasized Bible
Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto the Christ;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Servants, be obedient to your masters after the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto Christ;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;
Webster
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
Weymouth New Testament
Slaves, be obedient to your earthly masters, with respect and eager anxiety to please and with simplicity of motive as if you were obeying Christ.
Williams New Testament
You slaves must practice obedience to your earthly masters, with reverence and awe, with sincerity of heart, as you would obey Christ,
World English Bible
Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
Worrell New Testament
Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
Worsley New Testament
Servants, obey them that are your masters according to the flesh, with reverential fear, in the simplicity of your heart, as unto Christ:
Youngs Literal Translation
The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;
Themes
Business life » Duties of » Obedience
Christian conduct » Fulfilling domestic duties
Deeds » Doing all things in the name of the lord jesus Christ
Employees » Duties of » Obedience
The Heart » Should be » Single
Masters' » What masters should do
Servants » What servants should do
Servants » Should serve » In singleness of heart
Servants » Should serve » In the fear of God
Servants » Duties of, to masters » To obey them
Servants » Should serve » As the servants of Christ
Simplicity » Singleness of heart
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 6:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Slaves And Masters
4 And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children, but rear them in the training and admonition of Lord. 5 Bondmen, be obedient to the masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ. 6 Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 2:3
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.
Genesis 16:9
And the agent of LORD said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Joshua 24:14
Now therefore fear LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. And put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye LORD.
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know also, my God, that thou try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. And now I have seen with joy thy people, who are present here, off
Psalm 86:11
Teach me thy way, O LORD, I will walk in thy truth. Unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalm 123:2
Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are] to LORD our God, until he has mercy upon us.
Malachi 1:6
A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? says LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. And ye say, How have we despised thy na
Matthew 6:22
The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye is sound, thy whole body will be bright.
Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and disparage the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Matthew 8:9
For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.
Acts 2:46
And continuing steadfastly, daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of nourishment in gladness and evenness of heart,
Acts 10:7-8
And when the heavenly agent speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his housemen, and a devout soldier of those who personally served him,
1 Corinthians 7:22
For he who was called in Lord a bondman is a freedman of Lord. Likewise also he who was called a free man is a bondman of Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.
2 Corinthians 7:15
And his bowels are more abundant toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how ye received him with fear and trembling.
2 Corinthians 11:2-3
For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ.
Ephesians 1:1-23
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the sanctified who are at Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 6:24
The grace is with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptibility. Truly.
Philippians 2:12
Therefore my beloved, just as ye have always obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Colossians 3:17-24
And all things, anything whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all in the name of Lord Jesus, expressing thanks to the God and Father through him.
1 Timothy 6:1-3
Let bondmen, as many as are under a yoke, regard their own masters worthy of all respect, so that the name of God and the doctrine may not be blasphemed.
Titus 2:9-10
Bondmen are to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things, not speaking contrary,
1 Peter 2:18-21
Household servants, submitting to the masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wayward.
1 Peter 3:2
observing, in fear, your pure behavior.