Ephesians 6:7

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
With	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
will	εὐνοίας eunoias	G2133	kindness · noun — genitive singular feminine
service	δουλεύοντες douleuontes	G1398	to be a slave to (literal or figurative · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
as	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
Lord	κυρίῳ kuriō	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
men	ἀνθρώποις, anthrōpois	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — dative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Colossians 3:23 And what soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Ephesians 6:5-6 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Ch…
2 Kings 5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have…
Genesis 31:38-40 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
2 Kings 5:2-3 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s…
Genesis 31:6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 6:1-9

Here we have further directions concerning relative duties, in which the apostle is very particular. I. The duty of children to their parents. Come, you children, hearken to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. The great duty of children is to obey their parents (Eph 6:1), parents being the instruments of their being, God and nature having given them an authority to command, in subserviency to God; and, if children will be obedient to their pious parents, they will be in a fair way to be pious as they are. That obedience which God demands from their children, in their behalf, includes an inward reverence, as well as the outward expressions and acts. Obey in the Lord. Some take this as…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 6:7

good will--expressing his feeling towards his master; as "doing the will of God from the heart" expresses the source of that feeling (Col 3:23). "Good will" is stated by XENOPHON [Economics] to be the principal virtue of a slave towards his master: a real regard to his master's interest as if his own, a good will which not even a master's severity can extinguish.

Adam Clarke on Ephesians 6:7

With good will - Μετ' ευνοιας· With cheerfulness; do not take up your service as a cross, or bear it as a burden; but take it as coming in the order of God's providence, and a thing that is pleasing to him.

John Gill on Ephesians 6:7

With good will doing service,.... To their masters; not grudgingly, with an ill will; no otherwise, nor longer than when they are forced to it; but of a ready mind, and with a cheerful spirit, taking delight in their work, and reckoning it a pleasure to serve their masters; as an Israelite that is not sold, who does his work "with his good will", and according to his own mind (b); doing what they do as to the Lord, and not to men; not merely because it is the will of men, and they are commanded by them, and in order to please them, but because it is the will of the Lord, and is wellpleasing in his sight. (b) Maimon. Hilchot Abadim, c. 1. sect. 7.

The Church Fathers

This conduct may also tend toward the salvation of the master. They will see that their slaves through the grace of God have become faithful ministers. This is no small thing. They will then come to praise God's grace as well.
— Ambrosiaster, EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 6.8

Thou shall not command thy man-servant, or thy maid-servant, who trust in the same God, with bitterness of soul, lest they groan against thee, and wrath be upon thee from God. And, ye servants, "be subject to your masters," as to the representatives of God, with attention and fear, "as to the Lord, and not to men."
— Apostolic Constitutions, Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book 7

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Dictionary and topics

Rome — The most celebrated city in the world at the time of Christ. It is said to have been founded B.C. 753. When the New Testament was written, Rome was enriched and adorned with the spoils of the world,…
Conduct, Christian · Fulfilling domestic duties — Fulfilling domestic duties
Judgment · 2:15,16;11:15; — 2:15,16;11:15;
Servants · Should serve: Heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men — Should serve: Heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men
Sincerity · Servants must ren — Servants must ren

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ephesians 6:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 6:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 6:7

Adam Clarke on Ephesians 6:7

John Gill on Ephesians 6:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ephesians 6:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 6:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 6:7

Adam Clarke on Ephesians 6:7

John Gill on Ephesians 6:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Ephesians 6:5-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ephesians 6:6-7