Passage

Ephesians 6.5-9

Book: Ephesians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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: 8. knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free. 9. And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him."

"10. Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. 11. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (Ephesians 6:3-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"3. “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” 4. You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."

"5. 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; 6. not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7. with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men; 8. knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free. 9. You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him."

"10. Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. 11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (Ephesians 6:3-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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 bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."

"5. 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; 6. Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7. With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8. Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. 9. And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. ^{forbearing: or, moderating} ^{your: some read, both your and their Master}"

"10. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (Ephesians 6:3-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"3. which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.' 4. And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord."

"5. The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; 6. not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul, 7. with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men, 8. having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman. 9. And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him."

"10. As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; 11. put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil," (Ephesians 6:3-11, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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