Ephesians 6:5

New International Reader's Version

Slaves, obey your masters here on earth. Respect them and honor them with a heart that is true. Obey them just as you would obey Christ.

Cross References

Genesis 16:9

Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to the woman who owns you. Obey her.”

1 Chronicles 29:17

My God, I know that you tested our hearts. And you are pleased when we are honest. I’ve given all these things just because I wanted to. When I did it, I was completely honest with you. Your people here have also been willing to give to you. And I’ve been happy to see this.

Psalm 123:2

Slaves depend on their masters. A female slave depends on the woman she works for. In the same way, we depend on the Lord our God. We wait for him to have mercy on us.

Psalm 86:11

Lord, teach me how you want me to live. Do this so that I will depend on you, my faithful God. Give me a heart that doesn’t want anything more than to worship you.

Malachi 1:6

“A son honors his father. A slave honors his master. If I am a father, where is the honor I should have? If I am a master, where is the respect you should give me?” says the Lord who rules over all. “You priests look down on me. “But you ask, ‘How have we looked down on you?’

Matthew 6:22

“The eye is like a lamp for the body. Suppose your eyes are healthy. Then your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one of them and love the other. Or you will be faithful to one and dislike the other. You can’t serve God and money at the same time.

Matthew 8:9

I myself am a man under authority. And I have soldiers who obey my orders. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes. I tell that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Acts 2:46

Every day they met together in the temple courtyard. They ate meals together in their homes. Their hearts were glad and sincere.

Romans 9:3

I am so concerned about my people, who are members of my own race. I am ready to be cursed, if that would help them. I am even willing to be separated from Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:3

When I came to you, I was weak and very afraid and trembling all over.

1 Corinthians 7:22

The person who was a slave when the Lord chose them is now the Lord’s free person. The one who was free when God chose them is now a slave of Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

2 Corinthians 7:15

His love for you is even greater when he remembers that you all obeyed his teaching. You received him with fear and trembling.

Ephesians 5:22

Wives, follow the lead of your own husbands as you follow the Lord.

Ephesians 6:24

May grace be given to everyone who loves our Lord Jesus Christ with a love that will never die.

Philippians 2:12

My dear friends, you have always obeyed God. You obeyed while I was with you. And you have obeyed even more while I am not with you. So continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling.

Philemon 1:16

You could have him back not as a slave. Instead, he would be better than a slave. He would be a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even more dear to you. He is dear to you not only as another human being. He is also dear to you as a brother in the Lord.

Joshua 24:14

“So have respect for the Lord. Serve him. Be completely faithful to him. Throw away the gods your people worshiped east of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord.

1 Peter 3:2

Let them see how pure you are. Let them see that your lives are full of respect for God.