Eph. 6:5 in context
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Ephesians 6:5

[Slavery was widespread in the Roman Empire. At the time Paul wrote his letters, probably half the population were slaves. The church included slaves and wealthy families who owned slaves. One such example is Philem. in Colossae. In the Epistle to Philem. (Philem. 1), which was written and sent at the same time as this letter, Paul urges him to take back a runaway slave who had come to faith. He is not only a slave, but now also a beloved brother, see Philem. 1:16. In the letter to the Colossians, which was also written at the same time as the letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes that in the new creation there is no longer slave or free, see Col. 3:11. What did that statement mean in a church that was growing and consisted of both slaves and free people? Even though times have changed, the principles in this passage also apply to workers and employers in our Western society.
It is remarkable that there is no explicit prohibition of slavery in the Bible. Paul urges slaves to become free by legal means if the opportunity arises, see 1 Cor. 7:21–24. The gospel does not overturn social institutions through revolution, but slavery has been abolished wherever the gospel has spread. The gospel changes people's hearts, which in turn changes society.]
Slaves (servants), obey your human masters with the same fear (respect), trembling, and motivation in your hearts as you obey the Anointed One (Messiah, Christ). [Paul emphasizes the difference between human masters and Jesus, who is anointed as king over both slaves and masters, see verse 9.]
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Οἱ   δοῦλοι,   ὑπακούετε   τοῖς   κατὰ   σάρκα   κυρίοις   μετὰ   φόβου   καὶ   τρόμου   ἐν   ἁπλότητι   τῆς   καρδίας   ὑμῶν   ὡς   τῷ   Χριστῷ.  

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The greek text has 19 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3588
 Οἱ (Oi)
 you who [are]
Definite article Definite article
vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine
T-VPM
G1401
 δοῦλοι, (doyloi,)
 slaves,
Noun Noun
vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine
N-VPM
G5219
 ὑπακούετε (ypakoyete)
 do obey
VERB Verb
pres. active imp. present active imperative
pl. second person plural
V-PAM-2P
G3588
 τοῖς (tois)
 the
Definite article Definite article
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
T-DPM
G2596
 κατὰ (kata)
 according to
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G4561
 σάρκα (sarka)
 flesh
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G2962
 κυρίοις (kyriois)
 masters
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
N-DPM
G3326
 μετὰ (meta)
 with
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G5401
 φόβου (phoboy)
 fear
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G5156
 τρόμου (tromoy)
 trembling,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0572
 ἁπλότητι (aploteti)
 sincerity
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G3588
 τῆς (tes)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G2588
 καρδίας (kardias)
 heart
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G4771
 ὑμῶν (ymon)
 of you,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. pl. second person genitive plural
P-2GP
G5613
 ὡς (os)
 as
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 τῷ (to)
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
T-DSM
G5547
 Χριστῷ. (Christo.)
 to Christ,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
Title (title)
 N-DSM-T

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