Ephesians 6:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Seruauntes obey them that are your bodyly maisters, with feare and tremblyng, in singlenesse of your heart, as vnto Christe.

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  • Eph 5:22 : 22 Wyues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as vnto the Lorde:
  • 1 Pet 2:18-21 : 18 Seruauntes, obey your maisters with all feare, not only yf they be good & curteous, but also though they be frowarde. 19 For it is thanke worthy, yf a man for coscience toward god, endure griefe, and suffer wrong vndeserued. 20 For what prayse is it, yf when ye be buffeted for your faultes, ye take it paciently? But yf when ye do well ye suffer wrong, & take it paciently, then is there thanke with God. 21 For herevnto veryly were ye called, for Christe also suffered for vs, leauyng vs an ensample, that ye should folowe his steppes.
  • Col 3:17-24 : 17 And whatsoeuer ye do in worde or deede, do all in the name of the Lorde Iesus, geuyng thankes to God and the father by hym. 18 Wiues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as it is comely in the Lorde. 19 Husbandes, loue your wyues, and be not bitter agaynst them: 20 Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in all thynges, for that is well pleasyng vnto the Lorde. 21 Fathers, prouoke not your chyldren to anger, lest they be discouraged. 22 Seruauntes, obey in all thynges to your bodyly maisters: not with eye seruice, as men pleasers, but in singlenesse of heart, fearyng God. 23 And whatsoeuer ye do, do it heartilie, as to the Lorde, and not vnto men: 24 Knowyng, that of the Lorde ye shall receaue the rewarde of inheritaunce, for ye serue the Lorde Christe:
  • Mal 1:6 : 6 A sonne honoureth his father, and a seruaunt his maister: If then I be a father, where is myne honour? if I be a maister, where is my feare? Saith the Lorde God of hoastes to you O ye pristes that despise my name, and ye say, Wherein haue we despised thy name?
  • Eph 6:24 : 24 Grace be with all them whiche loue our Lorde Iesus Christe in sinceritie. Amen. Sent from Rome vnto the Ephesians, by Tichicus.
  • Phil 2:12 : 12 Wherfore, my dearely beloued, as ye haue alwayes obeyed, not as in my presence only, but nowe much more in my absence, worke out your owne saluation with feare and tremblyng.
  • 2 Cor 11:2-3 : 2 For I am gelous ouer you, with Godly gelousie: For I haue coupled you to one man, to present you a chaste virgin vnto Christe. 3 But I feare lest by any meanes, that as the serpent begyled Eue through his subtiltie, euen so your myndes shoulde be corrupted fro the singlenesse that is towarde Christe.
  • Eph 1:1-9 : 1 Paul an apostle of Iesus Christe by the wyll of God: To the saintes which are at Ephesus, and to the faythfull in Christe Iesus: 2 Grace be with you, and peace, from God our father, & from the Lorde Iesus Christe. 3 Blessed be God, the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe, whiche hath blessed vs in all spirituall blessyng, in heauenly thynges by Christe: 4 According as he had chosen vs in hym before the foundation of the world, that we shoulde be holy, and without blame before hym, through loue. 5 Who hath predestinate vs into the adoption of childre, by Iesus Christ vnto hym selfe, according to the good pleasure of his wyll: 6 To the prayse of the glorie of his grace, wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued. 7 In whom we haue redemption through his blood, the forgeuenesse of sinnes, accordyng to the rychesse of his grace, 8 Wherein he hath abounded towarde vs in all wysedome and prudence. 9 And hath opened vnto vs the misterie of his wyll, accordyng to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himselfe. 10 That in the dispensation of the fulnesse of the tymes, he myght gather together in one all thinges in Christe, both which are in heauen, and which are in earth, in hym. 11 In whom also we are chosen, beyng predestinate accordyng to the purpose of hym who worketh all thynges after the councell of his owne wyll: 12 That we shoulde be vnto the prayse of his glorie, whiche before beleued in Christe. 13 In whom also ye, after that ye heard the worde of trueth, the Gospell of your saluation, wherin also after that ye beleued, were sealed with the holy spirite of promyse, 14 Whiche is the earnest of our inheritaunce, vnto ye redemption of the purchased possession, vnto the prayse of his glorie. 15 Wherfore I also after that I hearde of the fayth which ye haue in the Lorde Iesus, and loue vnto all the saintes, 16 Ceasse not to geue thankes for you, makyng mention of you in my prayers: 17 That the God of our Lorde Iesus Christe, the father of glorie, may geue vnto you the spirite of wisdome and reuelation, in the knowledge of hym: 18 The eyes of your myndes beyng lightened, that ye maye knowe what the hope is of his callyng, and what the richesse of the glorie of his inheritaunce is in the saintes: 19 And what is the exceedyng greatnesse of his power to vswarde, which beleue, accordyng to the workyng of his myghtie power, 20 Which he wrought in Christe when he raysed hym from the dead, and set him on his ryght hande in heauenly places 21 Farre aboue all rule, and power, and myght, and dominion, and euery name that is named, not in this worlde only, but also in the worlde to come. 22 And hath put all thynges vnder his feete, and gaue him to be the head ouer all thynges to the Churche, 23 Which is his body, the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all.
  • Josh 24:14 : 14 Nowe therfore feare the Lorde, and serue him in perfectnesse and trueth, and put away the goddes whiche your fathers serued on the other side of ye fludde and in Egypt, and serue ye the Lorde.
  • Ps 86:11 : 11 Teache me thy way O God, and I wyll walke in thy trueth: make my heart all one with thyne, that it may feare thy name.
  • Ps 123:2 : 2 Beholde, as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse: euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs.
  • 1 Tim 6:1-3 : 1 Let as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke, count their maisters worthy of all honour, that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed. 2 And they whiche haue beleuyng maisters, despise them not because they are brethren: but rather do seruice, forasmuch as they are beleuyng and beloued and partakers of the benefite. These thynges teache and exhort. 3 Yf any man teache otherwyse, and consenteth not vnto the wholsome wordes of our Lorde Iesus Christe, and to the doctrine whiche is accordyng to godlynesse:
  • Titus 2:9-9 : 9 Exhort seruauntes, to be obedient vnto their owne maisters, and to please them in all thynges, not aunsweryng agayne: 10 Neither pickers, but shewing all good faythfulnesse, that they may adourne the doctrine of God our sauiour in all thynges.
  • Phlm 1:16 : 16 Not nowe as a seruaunt, but aboue a seruaunt, a brother beloued, specially to me: but howe much more vnto thee, both in the fleshe, and in the Lorde?
  • 1 Pet 3:2 : 2 Whyle they beholde your chaste conuersation coupled with feare.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I wot also my God that thou tryest the heartes, and hast pleasure in vnfaynednesse, & in the vnfaonednesse of myne heart I haue wyllingly offered al these thinges: And now haue I seene thy people which are founde here to offer vnto thee wyllyngly, and with gladnesse.
  • Matt 6:22 : 22 The lyght of the body, is the eye. Wherfore, yf thyne eye be single, all thy body shalbe full of lyght.
  • Matt 6:24 : 24 No man can serue two maisters. For either he shall hate the one, & loue the other: or els leane to the one, and dispise the other. Ye can not serue God, and mammon.
  • Matt 8:9 : 9 For I also my selfe am vnder aucthoritie, and haue souldiers vnder me: and I say to this man go, and he goeth: and to another, come, and he commeth: and to my seruaunt, do this, and he doth it.
  • Acts 2:46 : 46 And they continued dayly with one accorde in the temple, and brake bread from house to house, and dyd eate their meate together, with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart,
  • Acts 10:7-8 : 7 And when the Angell whiche spake vnto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household seruauntes, and a deuout souldier of them that wayted on hym, 8 And tolde them all the matter, & sent them to Ioppa.
  • 1 Cor 2:3 : 3 And I was among you in weaknesse, and in feare, and in much tremblyng.
  • 1 Cor 7:22 : 22 For he that is called in the Lord being a seruaunt, is the Lordes free man: Lykewyse also he that is called beyng free, is Christes seruaunt.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our reioycyng is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie & godly purenesse, and not in fleshely wisdome, but by the grace of God, we haue had our conuersatio in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes.
  • 2 Cor 7:15 : 15 And his inwarde affection is more aboundaunt towarde you, when he remembred the obedience of you all, howe with feare and tremblyng ye receaued hym.
  • Gen 16:9 : 9 And the angell of the Lorde sayde vnto her: Returne to thy mistresse agayne, and submit thy selfe vnder her handes.

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  • Col 3:20-24
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    20 Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in all thynges, for that is well pleasyng vnto the Lorde.

    21 Fathers, prouoke not your chyldren to anger, lest they be discouraged.

    22 Seruauntes, obey in all thynges to your bodyly maisters: not with eye seruice, as men pleasers, but in singlenesse of heart, fearyng God.

    23 And whatsoeuer ye do, do it heartilie, as to the Lorde, and not vnto men:

    24 Knowyng, that of the Lorde ye shall receaue the rewarde of inheritaunce, for ye serue the Lorde Christe:

  • Eph 6:6-10
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    6 Not with seruice vnto the eye, as men pleasers: but as the seruautes of Christ.

    7 Doyng the wyll of God fro the heart, with good wyll seruyng the Lorde, and not men:

    8 Knowyng, that whatsoeuer good thyng any man doeth, that shall he receaue agayne of the Lorde, whether he be bonde or free.

    9 And ye maisters do the same thynges vnto them, puttyng away threatnyng: knowyng that your maister also is in heauen, neither is respecte of person with hym.

    10 Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lorde, & in the power of his might.

  • 1 Tim 6:1-2
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    1 Let as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke, count their maisters worthy of all honour, that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

    2 And they whiche haue beleuyng maisters, despise them not because they are brethren: but rather do seruice, forasmuch as they are beleuyng and beloued and partakers of the benefite. These thynges teache and exhort.

  • 9 Exhort seruauntes, to be obedient vnto their owne maisters, and to please them in all thynges, not aunsweryng agayne:

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    16 As free, and not as hauyng the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes, but euen as the seruauntes of God.

    17 Honour all men. Loue brotherly felowship. Feare God. Honour the kyng.

    18 Seruauntes, obey your maisters with all feare, not only yf they be good & curteous, but also though they be frowarde.

  • 1 Maisters, do vnto your seruauntes that which is iust & equall, knowyng that ye also haue a maister in heauen.

  • Rom 6:16-19
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    16 Knowe ye not, how that to whom soeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey, his seruauntes ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sinne vnto death, or of obedience vnto ryghteousnesse?

    17 But God be thanked, that ye were the seruautes of sinne: but ye haue obeyed with heart the fourme of doctrine, into the which ye were brought vnto.

    18 Being then made free fro sinne, ye are become ye seruauntes of ryghteousnesse.

    19 I speake after the maner of men, because of the infirmitie of your fleshe. As ye haue geuen your members seruauntes to vncleannesse and iniquitie, vnto iniquitie: euen so nowe geue your members seruauntes to righteousnesse, vnto holynesse.

  • Eph 5:21-22
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    21 Submittyng your selues one to another in the feare of God.

    22 Wyues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as vnto the Lorde:

  • Eph 6:1-2
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    1 Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for this is ryght.

    2 Honour thy father and mother (whiche is the first commaundement in promise)

  • 4 Fathers prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lorde.

  • 6 Euen as Sara obeyed Abraham, and called hym Lorde, whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well, and are not afrayde for any terrour.

  • 17 Obey them that haue the ouersight of you, and submit your selues: for they watche for your soules, as they that must geue accomptes, that they may do it with ioy, and not with griefe: for that is vnprofitable for you.

  • 10 Neither be ye called maisters: for one is your maister euen Christe.

  • Rom 13:5-7
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    5 Wherfore, ye must needes be subiect, not only for feare of punishment: but also because of conscience.

    6 And for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are Gods ministers, seruyng for the same purpose.

    7 Geue to euery man therfore his dutie, tribute to whom tribute, custome to whom custome, feare to whom feare, honour to whom honour belongeth.

  • 1 Warne them to be subiect to rule & power, to obey magistrates, to be redie to euery good worke:

  • 18 Wiues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes, as it is comely in the Lorde.

  • 13 That ye haue them in hye reputation, in loue for their worke, and be at peace among your selues.

  • 17 And yf so be that ye call on the father, which without respect of person iudgeeth accordyng to euery mans worke, see that ye passe the tyme of your dwellyng here, in feare:

  • 6 And are readie to take vengeaunce on all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfylled.

  • 2 Whyle they beholde your chaste conuersation coupled with feare.

  • 12 Wherfore, my dearely beloued, as ye haue alwayes obeyed, not as in my presence only, but nowe much more in my absence, worke out your owne saluation with feare and tremblyng.

  • 23 Ye are dearely bought, be not ye the seruauntes of men.

  • 24 But as the Church is subiect to Christ, lykewyse the wyues to their owne husbandes in all thynges.

  • 5 (To be) discrete, chaste, house kepers, good, obedient vnto their owne husbandes, that the worde of God be not blasphemed.

  • 11 Serue ye God in feare: and reioyce ye with a trembling.

  • 15 And his inwarde affection is more aboundaunt towarde you, when he remembred the obedience of you all, howe with feare and tremblyng ye receaued hym.

  • 13 Submit your selues therfore vnto al maner ordinaunce of ma for the Lordes sake: whether it be vnto the king, as hauyng the preeminence:

  • 12 Let not sinne raigne therefore in your mortall bodie, that ye shoulde thervnto obey by the lustes of it.

  • 5 Likewise ye younger, submit your selues vnto the elder: Submit your selues euery man one to another, decke your selues inwardly in lowlynes of mynde: For God resisteth the proude, and geueth grace to the humble.

  • 16 That ye be obedient euen vnto suche, and to all that helpe with vs, & labour.

  • 3 Not as though ye were Lordes ouer God his heritage: but that ye be an ensample to the flocke.

  • 13 For brethren, ye haue ben called into libertie: Only let not libertie be an occasio to the flesshe, but by loue serue one another.