Ephesians 6:5
3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
6 And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
7 Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,
Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Dere tjenere! vær lydige mot deres herrer etter kjødet, med frykt og beven, i deres hjertes enfold, som mot Kristus,
- OTB
- Slaver, adlyd deres jordiske herrer med respekt og frykt, og med hjertets oppriktighet, som dere ville adlyde Kristus.
- B1930
- I tjenere! vær lydige mot eders herrer efter kjødet, med frykt og beven, i eders hjertes enfold, som mot Kristus,
- BSB
- Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- 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,
- ASV
- 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;
- DARBY
- Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;
- BLB
- Slaves, obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in sincerity of your⁺ heart, as to Christ,
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Grunntekst og ordstudie
Kryssreferanser
1 Peter 2:18–21
Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
Les i sammenhengTitus 2:9–10
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
Les i sammenhengColossians 3:17–24
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 86:11
Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
Les i sammenhengEphesians 5:22
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Les i sammenhengMalachi 1:6
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
Les i sammenhengPhilippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Les i sammenheng1 Timothy 6:1–3
All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
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