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Verse Ephesians 6:5. _SERVANTS, BE OBEDIENT_] Though δουλος
frequently signifies a _slave_ or _bondman_, yet it often implies a
_servant_ in general, or any one bound to another, either for a
limited...
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SERVANTS - οἵ δοῦλοι hoi douloi. The word used here
denotes one who is bound to render service to another, whether that
service be free or voluntary, and may denote, therefore, either a
slave, or o...
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5. EXHORTATIONS TO SERVANTS AND MASTERS
CHAPTER 6:5-9
The servants exhorted were slaves. Slavery existed throughout the
Roman Empire at that time. Nowhere is slavery attacked in the New
Testament, no...
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Slaves must render obedience to their earthly masters as unto Christ,
in a spirit of fear and reverence, and with undivided allegiance; not
trying merely to do such work as may pass muster before the...
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EPHESIANS 5:22 TO EPHESIANS 6:9. SUBORDINATION IN THE FEAR OF CHRIST.
The principle is illustrated by the relation (_a)_ of wives to
husbands, (_b)_ of children to parents, (_c_) of slaves to masters....
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CHILDREN AND PARENTS (Ephesians 6:1-4)...
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Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity
of heart, as you would Christ himself. Do not work only when you are
being watched. Do not work only to satisfy men. But work as t...
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SERVANTS. App-190.
MASTERS. Greek. _kurios._ See App-98.
ACCORDING TO. App-104.
FEAR AND TREMBLING. Compare 1 Corinthians 2:3, the same phrase.
SINGLENESS. Greek. _haplotes._ See Romans 12:8.
UNT...
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The Christian Home: Servants and Masters
5. _Servants_ BONDSERVANTS, SLAVES. Cp. Colossians 3:22-25; and see 1
Corinthians 7:21-22; 1 Timothy 6:1-2;...
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Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9. HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN CHRISTIAN
LIGHT
Cf. Colossians 3:18 to Colossians 4:1;...
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ΚΑΤᾺ ΣΆΡΚΑ. In the visible order—in accordance with
existing social conditions—as distinct from the spiritual sphere in
which Christ is the One Lord.
ΜΕΤᾺ ΦΌΒΟΥ ΚΑῚ ΤΡΌΜΟΥ. Philippians 2:12; ‘with
rev...
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SLAVES AND MASTERS
Cf. Colossians 3:22 to Colossians 4:1; 1 Peter 2:18-25; _Didachè_ IV.
On the attitude of Christianity to the institution of Slavery, see
Lightfoot, _Col._ pp. 323 ff., Benson, Chris...
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ΎΠΑΚΟΎΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΎΠΑΚΟΎΩ (G5219),
_см._ Ephesians 6:1.
ΦΌΒΟΣ (G5401) страх, почтение,
ΤΡΌΜΟΣ (G5156) трепет. Эти слова
обозначают лишь волнение, связанное с
выполнением долга, здесь...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 6:1-9)
C.
Subject yourselves one to another. Ephesians 5:21-33; Ephesians 6:1-9
3.
Children and fathers....
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(6:5,6) "Slaves" were so for any number of reasons. They might have
been drawn into slavery by debt, or by an act of war, or by purchase.
This is not an endorsement by Paul of the existence of slavery...
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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;
SERVANTS - literally, 'slaves.'
MASTERS ACCORDING...
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The Joint Body-In the Lord
32 There are three secrets in Ephesians: the secret of Christ
(Eph_1:9), the secret administration (Eph_3:9) and the secret of
marriage, here referred to. The physical...
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SERVANTS] All servants then were _slaves_ and St. Paul says 'slaves':
'be obedient to' might be 'obey,' as in Ephesians 6:1 : 'according to
the flesh' = earthly. WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING] 'very anxious...
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RULES FOR THE FAMILY. THE CHRISTIAN'S AEMOUE
1-4. Second illustration of orderly subordination: the relation
between children and parents....
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
CHAPTER 6
6:1-4 ~ CHILDREN AND PARENTS
V1 Children, you must obey your parents. This is because the *Lord
has...
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(4 _c._) In Ephesians 6:5 the hardest form of subjection, that of
slaves to masters, is dealt with, still under the same idea that both
are “in Christ.” The slave is the servant of Christ in obeying h...
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YOUR MASTERS ACCORDING TO THE FLESH. — This phrase (used also in
Colossians 3:12) at once implies the necessary limitation of all human
slavery. It can subjugate and even kill the body, but it cannot...
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[5.
Practical Exhortation continued (Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9).
(4)
THE BEARING OF THE TRUTH OF UNITY ON THE THREE GREAT RELATIONS OF
LIFE.
(_a_)
_Between husbands and wives_ — a relation w...
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CHAPTER 27
THE CHRISTIAN HOUSEHOLD
Ephesians 6:1
THE Christian family is the cradle and the fortress of the Christian
faith. Here its virtues shine most brightly; and by this channel its
influence s...
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οἱ δοῦλοι, ὑπακούετε τοῖς κυρίοις
κατὰ σάρκα : _servants obey them who according to the flesh
are your masters_. As in the case of the two relations already dealt
with, so here the statement begins wi...
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Other relative duties those of masters and servants. With this compare
the paragraph in the sister Epistle, Colossians 3:22 to Colossians
4:1, and the statement in 1 Peter 2:18-25....
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CHILDREN AND PARENTS; SERVANTS AND MASTERS
Ephesians 6:1
Where our religion is true, it will affect every relationship in life.
The love of Christ must find its manifestation in nursery and in
kitch...
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The teaching now turned to the next relationship of importance in the
Christian household-the relationship of parents and children. Children
are to yield obedience, and thus be set free from all care...
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Duties of Slaves
Christ and his apostles did not violently oppose slavery, but set in
motion the principles that would destroy it. Paul told Christian
slaves to have proper respect for their master's...
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(7) Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters (8)
according to the flesh, with (d) fear and trembling, in singleness of
your heart, as unto Christ;
(7) Now he descends to the third part of...
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_Your carnal; temporal masters, whether Christians or heathens.
(Witham)_...
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(1) В¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
(2) Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with
promise;) (3) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest l...
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In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its
fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need
on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. In the last 2 studies, we discovered what the Lord expects from a
Christian wife and a Christian husband.
1. In this whole 6-part study on Christian Behavior, we have learned
the...
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5._Servants, be obedient. _His exhortation to servants is so much the
more earnest, on account of the hardship and bitterness of their
condition, which renders it more difficult to be endured. And he...
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But it is not only that there is a line of conduct to follow, a model
to imitate, a Spirit with whom one may be filled, it is not only
relationships between oneself and God, and those in which we stan...
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SERVANTS, BE OBEDIENT TO THEM THAT ARE [YOUR] MASTERS,.... The apostle
enlarges on the duty of servants, as well as frequently inculcates it
in his epistles; because, generally speaking, they were mor...
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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;
Ver. 5. _Servants, be obedient_] The centurion was...
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_Servants_ Δουλοι, _bond-servants;_ or he may include also those
that were in the station of hired servants; _be obedient to your
masters_ For the gospel does not cancel the civil rights of mankind;
_...
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MASTERS ACCORDING TO THE FLESH; persons to whom you justly owe
service, or who by human laws have power to force you to serve them.
Obey their commands whenever you can do it without disobeying the
co...
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SERVANTS, BE OBEDIENT TO THEM THAT ARE YOUR MASTERS ACCORDING TO THE
FLESH, WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING, IN SINGLENESS OF YOUR HE ART, AS UNTO
CHRIST;...
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The duties of servants and masters:...
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PARENTS AND CHILDREN
(vs.1-4)
Children are next addressed. The instruction is simple and
uncomplicated. They are to obey their parents in the Lord, that is, as
subject to the Lord's authority. False...
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CHAPTER 6
______________ must obey their parents. Parents must give direction
that is in the __________. This is God's plan from the creation and it
is __________.
Children are to __________ their p...
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“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”
“Be obedient”: Becoming. Christian does not erase o...
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5-9 The duty of servants is summed up in one word, obedience. The
servants of old were generally slaves. The apostles were to teach
servants and masters their duties, in doing which evils would be
le...
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SERVANTS; these servants were generally slaves: Christian liberty doth
not take away civil servitude. BE OBEDIENT TO THEM THAT ARE YOUR
MASTERS; whether good or bad, as 1 PETER 2:18, is expressly said...
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Ephesians 6:5 Bondservants G1401 obedient G5219 (G5720) masters G2962
according G2596 flesh G4561 with G3326 fear G5401
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‘Bondservants be obedient to those who according to the flesh are
your masters, with fear and trembling (with greatest care), in
singleness of your heart, as to Christ. Not in the way of eyeservice
as...
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3. _Christian Duties of Servants and Masters_.
The precepts for the subordinate class come first, but both are
exhorted as Christians; the servants to serve as to the Lord, the
masters to rule as hav...
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IV. SPECIAL CHRISTIAN DUTIES IN HOUSEHOLD RELATIONS.
(1.) Of wives and husbands; chap. Ephesians 5:22-33. (2.) Of children
and parents; chap. Ephesians 6:1-4. (3.). Of servants and masters;
chap. Ephe...
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Ephesians 6:5. SERVANTS; lit, ‘bondmen,' slaves. While the passage
has its very obvious application to all servants, the word itself
refers to ‘slaves.' The last clause of Ephesians 6:8 (‘bondman or
f...
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WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING
(μετα φοβου κα τρομου). This addition to Colossians
3:22....
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Ephesians 6
I. The Apostle compares the struggles of a Christian against the
enemies of his soul to the warfare of a soldier against the enemies of
his country. What are the spiritual truths, the Chri...
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Ephesians 6:1. _Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is
right._
Fitting by nature, and pleasing in the sight of God.
Ephesians 6:2. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first
comm...
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CONTENTS: Domestic life of Spirit-filled believers. Warfare of the
believer.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Satan, Tychicus.
CONCLUSION: The Christian life is a warfare, a struggle not o...
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Ephesians 6:1. _Children, obey your parents,_ because they are your
parents, who gave you birth, and nourished you with food and fond
affection in all your tender years. Their age and experience quali...
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SLAVES. "Since the Good News does not cancel the social structure
which you are part of, I tell you who are slaves to obey your human
masters, with fear and trembling rather than with pride and arroga...
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_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._
A SERMON TO SERVANTS
Understand your calling as the...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 6:5 BONDSERVANTS. See note on 1 Cor.
7:21. It is estimated that slaves (or bondservants) composed about
one-third of the population of a city like Ephesus. They were
consid...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 6:5. SERVANTS, BE OBEDIENT.—R.V. margin,
“bond-servants.” There was One who had “become obedient even
unto death,” having taken “the form of a bond-servant”...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 6:1
CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD: FOR THIS IS RIGHT. The first
duty of children is obedience, and "in the Lord," _i.e. _in Christ,
this duty is confirmed. The ἐν Κυρ...
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Now parent-child relationships,
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right (Ephesians
6:1).
That "in the Lord" I think is important. If your parents are not godly
and if your parents...
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1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Corinthians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 7:22; 1 Peter
2:18;...
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Servants [δ ο υ λ ο ι]. Bond - servants or slaves. In this
appeal Paul was addressing a numerous class. In many of the cities of
Asia Minor slaves outnumbered freemen.
Masters [κ υ ρ ι ο ι ς]. See on...
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Your masters according to the flesh — According to the present state
of things: afterward the servant is free from his master. With fear
and trembling — A proverbial expression, implying the utmost ca...
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Doesn’t this command perpetuate the institution of slavery?
(See comments on Philemon 1:16)...
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Observe here, 1. The general duty incumbent upon servants: that of
obedience TO THEIR MASTERS, ACCORDING TO THE FLESH, that is, in
temporal things only; obey your earthly masters in things pertaining...