Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ephesians 6:7
Unto the Lord, and not to men — That is, rather than to men; and by making every action of common life a sacrifice to God; having an eye to him in all things, even as if there were no other master.
Unto the Lord, and not to men — That is, rather than to men; and by making every action of common life a sacrifice to God; having an eye to him in all things, even as if there were no other master.
Verse 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...
AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN - That is, he should regard his lot in life as having been ordered by Divine Providence for some wise and good purpose; and until he may be permitted to enjoy his libert...
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...
GOOD WILL. Greek. _eunoia._ See 1 Corinthians 7:3, the only other occurance. DOING SERVICE. App-190. LORD. App-98. MEN. App-123....
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;...
ἘΚ ΨΥΧΗ͂Σ ΜΕΤʼ ΕΥ̓ΝΟΊΑΣ ΔΟΥΛΕΎΟΝΤΕΣ. It is better to connect ἘΚ ΨΥΧΗ͂Σ what follows. It marks the transition to the second characteristic of whole-hearted service. It is capable of standing the most s...
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...
Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9. HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN CHRISTIAN LIGHT Cf. Colossians 3:18 to Colossians 4:1;...
ΕΎΝΟΙΑ (G2133) добрая воля, расположение, добрые намерения (TLNT). Это истинно доброе расположение, без какого бы то ни было принуждения (Robinson), ΔΟΥΛΕΎΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΔΟΥΛΕΎΩ (G1398)...
_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....
The source of our reward...
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: GOOD WILL - expressing the servant's feeling toward his master; as "doing the will of God from the heart" (soul) expresses the source o...
__ 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...
RULES FOR THE FAMILY. THE CHRISTIAN'S AEMOUE 1-4. Second illustration of orderly subordination: the relation between children and parents....
'Obedience must be not only thorough, but hearty: temper is all-important.'...
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...
WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE, AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN. — Here we ascend to a still higher quality than “singleness of heart.” To do service “with good will,” that is, gladly and cheerfully, “co...
(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...
μετʼ εὐνοίας δουλεύοντες [ὡς] τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις : _with good will doing service_ [as] _to the Lord and not to men_. Further explanation of what is meant by the bond-service of Christ, _viz._,...
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....
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...
With good will doing service, as to the (e) Lord, and not to men: (e) Being moved with a reverence for God, as though you served God himself....
(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...
_With good will doing service. _(Ver. 7.) This is contrasted with the suppressed indignation which swells the bosom of slaves. Though they dare not openly break out or give signs of obstinacy, their d...
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...
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...
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Ver. 7. _As to the Lord_] In obedience to his will, and with reference to his glory....
_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; _...
WITH GOOD WILL; kind and cheerful readiness....
The duties of servants and masters:...
WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN;...
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...
“WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE, AS UNTO THE LORD, AND NOT UNTO MEN” “With good will”: “Do good work with good will” (Nor). “Do your duties heartily and willingly” (Gspd). “Lit., ‘serving with. good mi...
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...
WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE; not grudgingly or as of constraint, but freely and cheerfully. AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN; not only regarding men your masters, but Christ your great Master. That whi...
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VII as to the representatives of God, with attention and fear, "as to the Lord, and not to men."[89]...
Ephesians 6:7 with G3326 goodwill G2133 service G1398 (G5723) Lord G2962 and G2532 not G3756 men G444...
‘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...
Ephesians 6:7. WITH GOOD WILL. The word is not that sometimes rendered ‘good pleasure,' but another which implies a well-disposed mind. The work is to be clone ‘from the soul,' heartily (Ephesians 6:6...
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...
WITH GOOD WILL (μετ' ευνοιας). Not in Col. Old word from ευνοος, only here in N.T. as ευνοεω is in N.T. only in Matthew 5:25....
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 6:7 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 6:1. _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...
CHEERFULLY. "You must not misunderstand your freedom in Christ! You must view yourselves, not as slaves to men, but as servants of Christ! You must not be rebellious, but serve cheerfully, because in...
_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 Corinthians 10:31; 2 Kings 5:13; 2 Kings 5:2; 2 Kings 5:3; Ephes
With good - will. Bengel quotes Xenophon : "The slave that is a steward must have good - will if he is to on thy place adequately." Compare Colossians 3:23....