Ephesians 6:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Slaves, you must obey your earthly masters. Show them great respect and be as loyal to them as you are to Christ.

Cross References

Genesis 16:9

The angel said, “Go back to Sarai and be her slave.

1 Chronicles 29:17

But we are happy, because everyone has voluntarily given you these things. You know what is in everyone's heart, and you are pleased when people are honest.

Psalm 123:2

Servants look to their master, but we will look to you, until you have mercy on us.

Psalm 86:11

Teach me to follow you, and I will obey your truth. Always keep me faithful.

Malachi 1:6

I, the LORD All-Powerful, have something to say to you priests. Children respect their fathers, and servants respect their masters. I am your father and your master, so why don't you respect me? You priests have insulted me, and now you ask, “How did we insult you?”

Matthew 6:22

Your eyes are like a window for your body. When they are good, you have all the light you need.

Matthew 6:24

You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Matthew 8:9

I have officers who give orders to me, and I have soldiers who take orders from me. I can say to one of them, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I can say to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I can say to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he will do it.”

Acts 2:46

Day after day they met together in the temple. They broke bread together in different homes and shared their food happily and freely,

Romans 9:3

I would gladly be placed under God's curse and be separated from Christ for the good of my own people.

1 Corinthians 2:3

At first, I was weak and trembling with fear.

1 Corinthians 7:22

When the Lord chooses slaves, they become his free people. And when he chooses free people, they become slaves of Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:12

We can be proud of our clear conscience. We have always lived honestly and sincerely, especially when we were with you. And we were guided by God's wonderful kindness instead of by the wisdom of this world.

2 Corinthians 7:15

Titus loves all of you very much, especially when he remembers how you obeyed him and how you trembled with fear when you welcomed him.

Ephesians 5:22

A wife should put her husband first, as she does the Lord.

Ephesians 6:24

May God be kind to everyone who keeps on loving our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 2:12

My dear friends, you always obeyed when I was with you. Now that I am away, you should obey even more. So work with fear and trembling to discover what it really means to be saved.

Philemon 1:16

but not as a slave. Onesimus is much more than a slave. To me he is a dear friend, but to you he is even more, both as a person and as a follower of the Lord.

Joshua 24:14

Then Joshua told the people: Worship the LORD, obey him, and always be faithful. Get rid of the idols your ancestors worshipped when they lived on the other side of the River Euphrates and in Egypt.

1 Peter 3:2

because he will see how you honour God and live a pure life.