Ephesians 6:6 KJV — MannaFest

Ephesians 6:6

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

KJV

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ASV

not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

WEB

And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

YLT

not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

DBT

not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will ofGod from [the] soul,

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Ephesians — The cosmic letter. Chapters 1–3 set out what believers are in Christ — positional truth stretching from before the foundation to the fullness of times. Chapters 4–6 call the believer to walk worthy of it.

Author: Paul (1:1)
Date: c. AD 60–62, from Roman imprisonment

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Colossians 3:23
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Galatians 1:10
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Matthew 6:10
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Colossians 3:22–23
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

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Service done to their earthly masters, with an eye to him, becomes acceptable service to him also. To have an eye to Christ is to remember that he sees them and is ever present with them, and that his authority obliges them to a faithful and conscientious discharge of the duties of their station.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Observe, A steady regard to the Lord Jesus Christ will make men faithful and sincere in every station of life. What they do they must do cheerfully: Doing the will of God from the heart, serving their masters as God wills they should, not grudgingly, nor by constraint, but from a principle of love to them and their concerns. This is doing it with good-will (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He exhorts and directs Christians how to behave themselves in the spiritual warfare with the enemies of their souls; and to the exercise of several Christian graces, which he proposes to them as so many pieces of spiritual armour, to preserve and defend them in the conflict,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Seeking to please their masters only so long as these have their eyes on them: as Gehazi was a very different man in his master's presence from what he was in his absence (2Ki 5:1-18). men-pleasers--not Christ-pleasers (compare Ga 1:10;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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