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NASB					Eph 6:5 ¶ ^ASlaves¹⁴⁰¹, be obedient⁵²¹⁹ to those³⁵⁸⁸ who are your ¹masters²⁹⁶² according²⁵⁹⁶ to the flesh⁴⁵⁶¹, with ^Bfear⁵⁴⁰¹ and trembling⁵¹⁵⁶, in the sincerity⁵⁷² of your heart²⁵⁸⁸, ^Cas to Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷;
AMPLIFIED 2015					Eph 6:5 ¶ ¹Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with respect for authority, and with a sincere heart [seeking to please them], as [service] to Christ--

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I.e. earthly masters, with fear

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Slavery was common in New Testament times (as well as in ancient Israel). One might become a slave through conquest, the commission of a crime, or destitution. Slaves were required to do their masters' bidding and work without compensation (cf Luke 17:7-10). Elsewhere Paul advises slaves not to dwell on their circumstances, and to earn their freedom if they can (1 Cor 7:21). The admonitions here accurately reflect the slavemaster relationship in the Roman Empire; since they were not compensated, slaves sometimes did only what they had to do to avoid punishment, and masters could be cruel disciplinarians.

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Col 3:22 ¶ Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

1 Cor 2:3 I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,

Eph 5:22 ¶ Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

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Greek Heb.

572

haplotês; from 573; singleness, hence simplicity:--liberality(4), simplicity(1), sincerity(2).

1401

doulos; of unc. der.; a slave:--bond-servant(11), bond-servants(12), bondslave(3), bondslaves(8), both men and women(8), servants(1), slave(58), slave's(1), slaves(39).

2588

kardia; a prim. word; heart:--heart(102), heart's(1), hearts(49), mind(2), minds(1), quick(1), spirit(1).

2596

kata; prep. of unc. or.; down, against, according to:--about(5), accord(1), accordance(12), according(140), accordingly(1), after(8), after another(1), against(52), along(1), along the coast(2), among(3), another(2), around(1), basis(1), because(2), before(1), beyond*(1), case*(2), certain(1), circumstances*(2), conforming(1), contrary(1), daily*(10), down(4), each(2), effect(1), every(10), every*(1), exactly*(1), excessively*(1), godly*(1), how*(1), inasmuch*(2), individually*(1), just(2), like(4), more(1), motives(1), natural*(1), off(2), one*(2), outwardly*(1), over(3), private*(1), privately*(7), reference(1), rightly*(1), standpoint(2), terms(2), through(1), throughout(6), together*(1), various(4), way(4), within(2).

2962

kurios; from kuros (authority); lord, master:--lord(10), Lord(626), Lord of lords(2), Lord's(12), lords(1), master(38), master's(3), masters(8), masters'(1), owner(6), owners(1), sir(11), sirs(1).

3588

ho,
hê,
to; the def. art.; the:--about(2), all(5), case*(3), cause*(1), circumstances*(3), companions*(8), condition*(1), experiences(2), far(1), followers*(1), former*(1), meat(1), one(6), one who(1), one*(1), others(4), others*(1), outsiders*(3), people(1), sight(1), some(7), some*(5), suitable(1), these(4), things(1), this(31), those(406), those who(17), together*(8), under*(1), welfare(1), what(47), what had happened(1), what*(1), which(14), who(52), whoever(8), whom(4).
ho; see 3739.

4561

sarx; a prim. word; flesh:--bodily(1), bodily condition(1), body(2), earth(1), earthly(1), fellow countrymen(1), flesh(129), fleshly(4), life(3), man(1), mankind(1), nation(1), personally(1).

5156

tromos; from 5141; trembling, quaking:--trembling(5).

5219

hupakouô; from 5259 and 191; to listen, attend to:--answer(1), became obedient(1), becoming obedient(1), heed(1), obedient(2), obey(12), obeyed(3).

5401

phobos; from phebomai (to be put to flight); panic flight, fear, the causing of fear, terror:--cause of fear(1), fear(37), fearful(1), fears(1), intimidation(1), respect(1), respectful(1), reverence(1), sense of awe(1).

5547

Christos; from 5548; the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ:--Christ(516), Christ's(11), Messiah(4).

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