Ephesians 5:21

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

(; .) He passes from relations to God to those which concern our fellow-men. (; .) He passes from relations to God to those which concern our fellow-men.

Submitting yourselves. A thankful spirit toward God () will be humble toward men.

In the fear of God. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, read 'in the fear of CHRIST.' The believer passes from under bondage to the law as a letter to be 'the servant of Christ' (), which, through instinctive love to Him, is really to be "the Lord's freeman;" for he is "under the law to Christ" (: cf. ). Christ, not the Father (), is to be our judge. Thus reverential fear of displeasing Him is the motive for discharging relative duties as Christians (; ).