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Ephesians 6:8
knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Verse 8. _WHATSOEVER GOOD THING ANY MAN DOETH_] Though your masters should fail to give you the due reward of your fidelity and labour, yet, as ye have done your work as unto the Lord, he will take ca...
KNOWING THAT WHATSOEVER GOOD THING - Whatever a man does that is right, for that he shall be appropriately rewarded. No matter what his rank in life, if he discharges his duty to God and man, he will...
5. EXHORTATIONS TO SERVANTS AND MASTERS CHAPTER 6:5-9 The servants exhorted were slaves. Slavery existed throughout the Roman Empire at that time. Nowhere is slavery attacked in the New Testament, no...
Slaves must render obedience to their earthly masters as unto Christ, in a spirit of fear and reverence, and with undivided allegiance; not trying merely to do such work as may pass muster before the...
EPHESIANS 5:22 TO EPHESIANS 6:9. SUBORDINATION IN THE FEAR OF CHRIST. The principle is illustrated by the relation (_a)_ of wives to husbands, (_b)_ of children to parents, (_c_) of slaves to masters....
Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as you would Christ himself. Do not work only when you are being watched. Do not work only to satisfy men. But work as t...
CHILDREN AND PARENTS (Ephesians 6:1-4)...
This verse contains an example of Figure of speech _Tmesis._ App-6. KNOWING. App-132. ANY MAN. each one. RECEIVE. Compare 2 Corinthians 5:10. OF. App-104. BOND. App-190....
_knowing_ as a certainty of the Gospel. For the Christian's prospect of "reward," cp. Matthew 5:12; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 6:4; Matthew 16:27;...
The Christian Home: Servants and Masters 5. _Servants_ BONDSERVANTS, SLAVES. Cp. Colossians 3:22-25; and see 1 Corinthians 7:21-22; 1 Timothy 6:1-2;...
Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9. HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN CHRISTIAN LIGHT Cf. Colossians 3:18 to Colossians 4:1;...
SLAVES AND MASTERS Cf. Colossians 3:22 to Colossians 4:1; 1 Peter 2:18-25; _Didachè_ IV. On the attitude of Christianity to the institution of Slavery, see Lightfoot, _Col._ pp. 323 ff., Benson, Chris...
8. The Lord rewards as well as judges. No good work is really thrown away. ΚΟΜΊΣΕΤΑΙ. Colossians 3:25; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Peter 1:9. See Hort _in loc._ “Not simply to receive, but to receive back …...
ΕΊΔΌΤΕΣ _perf. act. part._ (причин.) ΟΊΔΑ (G1492) знать, ΈΚΑΣΤΟΣ (G1538) каждый, ΠΟΙΉΣΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать. _Conj._ в indef. rel. _прид._ ΚΟΜΊΣΕΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 6:1-9) C. Subject yourselves one to another. Ephesians 5:21-33; Ephesians 6:1-9 3. Children and fathers....
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. KNOWING - encouraging reason why they were to act so (Ellicott). ANY MAN DOETH...
__ The Joint Body-In the Lord 32 There are three secrets in Ephesians: the secret of Christ (Eph_1:9), the secret administration (Eph_3:9) and the secret of marriage, here referred to. The physical...
'Good conduct, whether of slave or lord, will be fully requited by Him who is Lord of both.'...
RULES FOR THE FAMILY. THE CHRISTIAN'S AEMOUE 1-4. Second illustration of orderly subordination: the relation between children and parents....
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ CHAPTER 6 6:1-4 ~ CHILDREN AND PARENTS V1 Children, you must obey your parents. This is because the *Lord has...
THE SAME SHALL HE RECEIVE OF THE LORD. — This verse clenches the previous exhortations by the inculcation of a sense of responsibility and hope. The phrase itself is emphatic — not _“he_ shall receive...
(4 _c._) In Ephesians 6:5 the hardest form of subjection, that of slaves to masters, is dealt with, still under the same idea that both are “in Christ.” The slave is the servant of Christ in obeying h...
[5. Practical Exhortation continued (Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9). (4) THE BEARING OF THE TRUTH OF UNITY ON THE THREE GREAT RELATIONS OF LIFE. (_a_) _Between husbands and wives_ — a relation w...
CHAPTER 27 THE CHRISTIAN HOUSEHOLD Ephesians 6:1 THE Christian family is the cradle and the fortress of the Christian faith. Here its virtues shine most brightly; and by this channel its influence s...
Other relative duties those of masters and servants. With this compare the paragraph in the sister Epistle, Colossians 3:22 to Colossians 4:1, and the statement in 1 Peter 2:18-25....
εἰδότες ὅτο ὅ ἐάν τι ἕκαστος ποιήση ἀναθόν : _knowing that whatsoever good thing each shall have done_. Or, according to the text of T and WH = “knowing that each, if he shall have done any good thing...
CHILDREN AND PARENTS; SERVANTS AND MASTERS Ephesians 6:1 Where our religion is true, it will affect every relationship in life. The love of Christ must find its manifestation in nursery and in kitch...
The teaching now turned to the next relationship of importance in the Christian household-the relationship of parents and children. Children are to yield obedience, and thus be set free from all care...
Duties of Slaves Christ and his apostles did not violently oppose slavery, but set in motion the principles that would destroy it. Paul told Christian slaves to have proper respect for their master's...
(10) Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free. (10) Although they serve unkind and cruel masters, yet the obedience of ser...
(1) В¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. (2) Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) (3) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest l...
In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
I. INTRODUCTION A. In the last 2 studies, we discovered what the Lord expects from a Christian wife and a Christian husband. 1. In this whole 6-part study on Christian Behavior, we have learned the...
8._Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth. _What a powerful consolation! However unworthy, however ungrateful or cruel, their masters may be, God will accept their services as rendered to hi...
But it is not only that there is a line of conduct to follow, a model to imitate, a Spirit with whom one may be filled, it is not only relationships between oneself and God, and those in which we stan...
KNOWING THAT WHATSOEVER GOOD THING ANY MAN DOTH,.... According to the will of God, from right principles in his heart, and with a view to God's glory: THE SAME SHALL HE RECEIVE OF THE LORD; that is,...
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether _he be_ bond or free. Ver. 8. _Whether he be bond or free_] The centurion did but complain of the sick...
_Servants_ Δουλοι, _bond-servants;_ or he may include also those that were in the station of hired servants; _be obedient to your masters_ For the gospel does not cancel the civil rights of mankind; _...
THE SAME SHALL HE RECEIVE; the servant shall be rewarded by God for obeying him, as certainly and abundantly as if he were not a servant. Servants are bound to be servants of Christ, and from love to...
PARENTS AND CHILDREN (vs.1-4) Children are next addressed. The instruction is simple and uncomplicated. They are to obey their parents in the Lord, that is, as subject to the Lord's authority. False...
CHAPTER 6 ______________ must obey their parents. Parents must give direction that is in the __________. This is God's plan from the creation and it is __________. Children are to __________ their p...
“knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free” “KNOWING”: “Seeing ye know, knowing as ye do” _(Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 379)._. t...
5-9 The duty of servants is summed up in one word, obedience. The servants of old were generally slaves. The apostles were to teach servants and masters their duties, in doing which evils would be le...
WHATSOEVER GOOD THING ANY MAN DOETH; viz. as the servant of Christ and as unto the Lord. THE SAME SHALL HE RECEIVE OF THE LORD; the reward of the same, by a metonymy. WHETHER HE BE BOND OR FREE: Chris...
Peter of Alexandria Canonical Epistle indeed as being in their master's hands, and in a manner themselves also in the custody of their masters, and being threatened by them, and from their fear having...
Ephesians 6:8 knowing G1492 (G5761) that G3754 whatever G3739 G1437 G5100 good G18 anyone G1538 does...
‘Knowing that whatever good thing each one does he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.' When our work is done properly as to the Lord, it is the Lord who will final...
Ephesians 6:8. KNOWING; since ye know; encouraging motive for such obedience. THAT WHATSOEVER GOOD THING EACH ONE DOETH. The early manuscripts present a number of various readings of this clause, aff...
IV. SPECIAL CHRISTIAN DUTIES IN HOUSEHOLD RELATIONS. (1.) Of wives and husbands; chap. Ephesians 5:22-33. (2.) Of children and parents; chap. Ephesians 6:1-4. (3.). Of servants and masters; chap. Ephe...
3. _Christian Duties of Servants and Masters_. The precepts for the subordinate class come first, but both are exhorted as Christians; the servants to serve as to the Lord, the masters to rule as hav...
WHATSOEVER GOOD THING EACH ONE DOETH (εκαστος εαν τ ποιηση αγαθον). Literally, "each one if he do anything good." Condition of third class, undetermined, but with prospect. Note use here of αγαθον r...
Ephesians 6:7 Labour no Hindrance to Spiritual Progress. I. Servants may be described as servants of Christ. If the Church is regarded, according to the Scriptural imagery, as a kingdom or household,...
Ephesians 6 I. The Apostle compares the struggles of a Christian against the enemies of his soul to the warfare of a soldier against the enemies of his country. What are the spiritual truths, the Chri...
Ephesians 6:1. _Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right._ Fitting by nature, and pleasing in the sight of God. Ephesians 6:2. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first comm...
CONTENTS: Domestic life of Spirit-filled believers. Warfare of the believer. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Satan, Tychicus. CONCLUSION: The Christian life is a warfare, a struggle not o...
Ephesians 6:1. _Children, obey your parents,_ because they are your parents, who gave you birth, and nourished you with food and fond affection in all your tender years. Their age and experience quali...
REMEMBER. "Remember what the Good News teaches you! Whether you are rewarded in this world for your good work or not, the Lord will reward every man (Revelation 22:12)! Whether slave or free, your att...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 6:5. SERVANTS, BE OBEDIENT.—R.V. margin, “bond-servants.” There was One who had “become obedient even unto death,” having taken “the form of a bond-servant”...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 6:1 CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD: FOR THIS IS RIGHT. The first duty of children is obedience, and "in the Lord," _i.e. _in Christ, this duty is confirmed. The ἐν Κυρ...
Now parent-child relationships, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right (Ephesians 6:1). That "in the Lord" I think is important. If your parents are not godly and if your parents...
2 Corinthians 5:10; Colossians 3:11; Colossians 3:24; Galatians 3:28;...
Shall he receive [κ ο μ ι σ ε τ α ι]. See on 1 Peter 1:8; compare Colossians 3:25....
He shall receive the same — That is, a full and adequate recompence for it....