Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ephesians 6:6
Not with eye — service — Serving them better when under their eye than at other times. But doing the will of God from the heart — Doing whatever you do, as the will of God, and with your might.
Not with eye — service — Serving them better when under their eye than at other times. But doing the will of God from the heart — Doing whatever you do, as the will of God, and with your might.
Verse Ephesians 6:6. _NOT WITH EYE-SERVICE_] Not merely in their presence, when their eye is upon you, as unfaithful and hypocritical servants do, without consulting conscience in any part of their wo...
NOR WITH EYE-SERVICE - That is, not with service rendered only under the eye of the master, or when his eye is fixed on you. The apostle has here adverted to one of the evils of involuntary servitude...
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....
CHILDREN AND PARENTS (Ephesians 6:1-4)...
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...
WITH. according to. App-104. EYESERVICE. Only here and. Colossians 3:22. MENPLEASERS. Only here and Colossians 3:22. THE. Omit. WILL. App-102. GOD. App-98. FROM. App-104. HEART. soul. App-110....
_eyeservice_ The word is found elsewhere only Colossians 3:22, and was possibly coined by St Paul. It is the "service" which works for another only under the compulsion of inspection, and only in exte...
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...
ΜῊ ΚΑΤʼ ὈΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΊΑΝ. A word perhaps coined by St Paul. This surrender is to find expression first in thoroughness of work. ὩΣ�, found also in LXX., Psalms 52:6; cf. Galatians 1:10, where as here t...
ΌΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΊΑ (G3787) показная услужливость. Работник трудится, пока хозяин смотрит, как только он уходит, работник ленится и расслабляется (Eadie). ΆΝΘΡΩΠΆΡΕΣΚΟΣ (G441) тот, кто пытается угодить люд...
NOT WITH EYE-SERVICE,— "Not as attending on their business only while their master's eyes are upon them." Grotius takes notice of the great elegance of the _compound words_ made use of here in the ori...
_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....
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; (.) Seeking to please masters only so long as their eyes are on them: as Gehazi was very di...
__ 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...
Christianity gives no sanction to rebellion: it elevates and intensifies the duty of obedience. FROM THE HEART] These words may be taken with what follows; 'from the soul with good-will doing service....
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...
NOT WITH EYESERVICE, AS MENPLEASERS. — This verse is merely an expansion of the idea of singleness of heart. The word “eyeservice” (used here, and in Colossians 3:22) is peculiar to St. Paul, and to t...
(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....
μὴ κατʼ ὀφθαλμοδουλείαν : _not in the way of eye-service_. TWH prefer the form ὀφθαλμοδουλίαν. Negative explanation of what ἁπλότης τῆς καρδίας means. κατά points to the _principle_ or _rule_ of actio...
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...
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, (9) doing the will of God from the heart; (9) To cut off occasion of all pretences, he teaches us that it is God's will that some a...
_Not serving to the eye; to please men only, but to do the will of God. (Witham)_...
(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...
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...
NOT WITH EYESERVICE, AS MENPLEASERS,.... Doing nothing but when under the master's eye, and then pretending a great deal of diligence and industry, in order to ingratiate themselves into his affection...
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; Ver. 6. _Not with eyeservice_] And yet it were well if we would do God, our great Master, but...
_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; _...
NOT WITH EYE - SERVICE; not outwardly merely, while men are looking on, or for the purpose of pleasing them-not a constrained external service, but from the heart, out of regard to God....
NOT WITH EYE SERVICE, AS MEN-PLEASERS, BUT AS THE SERVANTS OF CHRIST, DOING THE WILL OF GOD FROM THE HE ART;...
The duties of servants and masters:...
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...
“NOT IN THE WAY OF EYESERVICE, AS MEN-PLEASERS; BUT AS SERVANTS OF CHRIST, DOING THE WILL OF GOD FROM THE HEART” “Not”: Indicating that such is. common temptation for slaves and employees. “IN THE WAY...
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...
NOT WITH EYESERVICE; not merely having respect to your masters presence, and looking upon you in your work. AS MEN-PLEASERS; such as make it their only business to please their masters, right or wrong...
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book IV love him both as his master, and as of the same faith, and as a father, but still with the preservation of his authority as his master: "not as an eye-serva...
Ephesians 6:6 not G3361 with G2596 eyeservice G3787 as G5613 men-pleasers G441 but G235 as G5613 bondservants G1401 C
‘Bondservants be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling (with greatest care), in singleness of your heart, as to Christ. Not in the way of eyeservice as...
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...
Ephesians 6:6. NOT IN THE WAY OF EYESERVICE, AS MEN-PLEASERS. A further description of the last clause, ‘in singleness,' etc. ‘Eyeservice' is a word coined by the Apostle to express that kind of servi...
BUT AS SERVANTS OF CHRIST (αλλ' ως δουλο Χριστου). Better "slaves of Christ" as Paul rejoiced to call himself (Philippians 1:1).DOING THE WILL OF GOD (ποιουντες το θελημα του θεου). Even while sl...
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...
DO THIS. "The point of your obedience to your human masters, is not just to make them think you are a good servant; but you are to do this because of your reverence for Christ!" See Colossians 3:22....
_Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart._ NOT WITH EYE-SERVICE This exhortation is addressed to “servants,” _i.e._, to those who se...
_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...
1 John 2:17; 1 Peter 2:15; 1 Peter 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:4;...
Eye service - men - pleasers. See on Colossians 3:22....