In Ephesians 6 of Ephesians .
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
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Οἱ hoi the Οἱ hoi the ὁ (ho) article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject form G3588 the, the definite article. δοῦλοι, douloi Servants δοῦλοι douloi Servants δοῦλος (doulos) noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Servants”, the subject form G1401 (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. Servants ὑπακούετε hupakouete be obedient ὑπακούετε hupakouete be obedient ὑπακούω (hupakouō) verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “be obedient”, an ongoing or repeated action G5219 I listen, hearken to, obey, answer. be obedient τοῖς tois the τοῖς tois the ὁ (ho) article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-form G3588 the, the definite article. κατὰ kata according to κατὰ kata according to κατά preposition — “according to” G2596 gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of. This verse uses “according to”. according to σάρκα sarka flesh σάρκα sarka flesh σάρξ (sarx) noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the object form G4561 flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. This verse uses “flesh”. the flesh κυρίοις kuriois lord κυρίοις kuriois lord κύριος (kurios) noun, dative, plural, masculine — “lord”, the to- or for-form G2962 lord, master, sir; the Lord. This verse uses “lord”. μετὰ meta with μετὰ meta with μετά preposition — “with” G3326 (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. This verse uses “with”. with φόβου phobou fear φόβου phobou fear φόβος (phobos) noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “fear”, the of-form G5401 (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. This verse uses “fear”. fear καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and τρόμου tromou trembling τρόμου tromou trembling τρόμος (tromos) noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “trembling”, the of-form G5156 a trembling, quaking, fear. trembling ἐν en in ἐν en in ἐν preposition — “in” G1722 in, on, among. in ἁπλότητι haplotēti singleness ἁπλότητι haplotēti singleness ἁπλότης (haplotēs) noun, dative, singular, feminine — “singleness”, the to- or for-form G572 simplicity, sincerity, purity, graciousness. singleness τῆς tēs the τῆς tēs the ὁ (ho) article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-form G3588 the, the definite article. καρδίας kardias heart καρδίας kardias heart καρδία (kardia) noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “heart”, the of-form G2588 lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center. heart ὑμῶν humōn you ὑμῶν humōn you σύ (su) personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-form G4771 you. ὡς hōs as ὡς hōs as ὡς conjunction — “as” G5613 as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that. as τῷ tō the τῷ tō the ὁ (ho) article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-form G3588 the, the definite article. Χριστῷ, christō unto Christ Χριστῷ christō unto Christ Χριστός (christos) noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto Christ”, the to- or for-form G5547 anointed; the Messiah, the Christ. unto Christ Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;
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American Standard Version (1901) 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;
Young’s Literal Translation The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;
World English Bible Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ,
Darby Translation Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;
Douay-Rheims Servants, 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:
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