5Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;


In Context

2 Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

3 that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

5 Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

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

7 with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

Ephesians 6:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:5Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;