Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
Servants, be obedient to your legal masters, with awful reverence and sincerity of heart, as unto 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.
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.
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;
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
Haplotes
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 6:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Slaves And Masters
4 and you fathers don't exasperate your children: but instruct them in the discipline and institution of the Lord. 5 Servants, be obedient to your legal masters, with awful reverence and sincerity of heart, as unto Christ: 6 not doing your work meerly out of regard to their presence or their pleasure, but as the servants of Christ, in hearty obedience to the will of God:
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 2:3
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in great agony:
Ephesians 5:22
let married women be submissive to their husbands, out of regard to the Lord.
Matthew 6:22
the eye is the light of the body: now if your eye be clear, your whole body will be enlightned.
Matthew 6:24
no man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will be attach'd to the one, and neglectful of the other. ye cannot serve God and Mamon.
Matthew 8:9
for I am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command: I bid this man, go, and he's gone: another, come, and he's here: and to my servant, do this, and it is done.
Acts 2:46
and continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they did eat their meals with gladness, and simplicity of heart,
Acts 10:7-8
As soon as the angel that spoke to Cornelius was departed, he called two of his domesticks, and a devout soldier, one of those that were in waiting:
1 Corinthians 7:22
for the slave that turns christian, is the Lord's freedman: likewise, the freeman that becomes a convert is Christ's servant.
2 Corinthians 1:12
for this is to me matter of glorying, the testimony of my conscience, that without artifice, and with religious sincerity, not by worldly wisdom, but by God's favourable assistance I have behaved my self towards all men, but more particularly to you.
2 Corinthians 7:15
and his affection to you is abundantly increased, whilst he remembers your obedience, and that fear and reverence with which you all received him.
2 Corinthians 11:2-3
for I am jealous over you with religious jealousy: since I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Ephesians 1:1-23
Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the divine appointment to the converts which are at Ephesus, who stand firm in the faith of Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 6:24
grace be with all those that have love uncorrupted for our Lord Jesus Christ. amen.
Philippians 2:12
Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obey'd the gospel, not only when I was with you, but much more now while I am absent, continue the work of your own salvation, whatever persecutions you apprehend:
Colossians 3:17-24
let your discourse and your actions be all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.
1 Timothy 6:1-3
Let those who are in a state of servitude, consider the entire respect due to their masters, that the name of God, and the doctrine of the gospel may not be blasphemed.
Titus 2:9-10
Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters, to be
1 Peter 2:18-21
You that are servants, be subject to your masters with all reverence: not only to such as are kind and gentle,
1 Peter 3:2
by observing the religious chastity of their manners.