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THE MESSAGE
Ephesians 6:7
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Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to people,
With good will doing seruice, as to the Lord, and not to men,
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man,
With goodwill render service, as to the Lord, and not to people,
Do your work with enthusiasm. Work as if you were serving the Lord, not as if you were serving only men and women.
With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men,
Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,
Gladly serve your masters, as though they were the Lord himself, and not simply people.
Work willingly as slaves, as people do who are serving not merely human beings but the Lord.
serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men;
Do your work, and be happy to do it. Work as though it is the Lord you are serving, not just an earthly master.
With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.
And serve well with your whole soul, with love, as to our LORD, and not to men:
Do your work as slaves cheerfully, as though you served the Lord, and not merely human beings.
serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people,
serving as slaves with good will to the Lord, and not as to men,
rendering service with goodwill, as to the Lord, and not [only] to men,
with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:
Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:
with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
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And serve them from all your soul, in love, as unto our Lord, and not as unto men;
And serve them with your whole heart, in love, as if serving our Lord and not men;
Doyng the wyll of God fro the heart, with good wyll seruyng the Lorde, and not men:
with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:
with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
With good will doing service as unto the Lord, and not to men:
With right good will, be faithful to your duty as service rendered to the Lord and not to man.
with good wille seruynge as to the Lord, and not as to men;
with good will serving as slaves, as to the Lord, and not to men:
With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,
with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Be happy as you work. Do your work as for the Lord, not for men.
Render service with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to men and women,
with good will, rendering service - as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men.
rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to men,
with good will servinge ye Lorde and not men.
with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,
with good wyll. Thynke that ye serue the LORDE and not me:
serve them with affection, as if it was to the Lord,
Work hard, just as if it were Jesus standing there telling you what to do.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
good: Genesis 31:6, Genesis 31:38-40, 2 Kings 5:2, 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 5:13
as: Ephesians 6:5, Ephesians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 10:31
Reciprocal: Acts 20:19 - Serving Colossians 3:23 - as 1 Peter 2:15 - so
Cross-References
When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.
Then God said, "I'm not going to breathe life into men and women endlessly. Eventually they're going to die; from now on they can expect a life span of 120 years."
This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.
Noah did everything God commanded him to do.
God-despisers have had it; God 's enemies are finished— Stripped bare like vineyards at harvest time, vanished like smoke in thin air.
The Fear-of- God expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life.
God made everything with a place and purpose; even the wicked are included—but for judgment.
"Men and women and animals, including birds and fish— Anything and everything that causes sin—will go, but especially people.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
With good will doing service,.... To their masters; not grudgingly, with an ill will; no otherwise, nor longer than when they are forced to it; but of a ready mind, and with a cheerful spirit, taking delight in their work, and reckoning it a pleasure to serve their masters; as an Israelite that is not sold, who does his work ברצונו, "with his good will", and according to his own mind b; doing what they do
as to the Lord, and not to men; not merely because it is the will of men, and they are commanded by them, and in order to please them, but because it is the will of the Lord, and is wellpleasing in his sight.
b Maimon. Hilchot Abadim, c. 1. sect. 7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
As to the Lord, and not to men - That is, he should regard his lot in life as having been ordered by Divine Providence for some wise and good purpose; and until he may be permitted to enjoy his liberty in a quiet and peaceable manner (notes, 1 Corinthians 7:21), he should perform his duties with fidelity, and feel that he was rendering acceptable service to God. This would reconcile him to much of the hardships of his lot. The feeling that “God” has ordered the circumstances of our lives, and that he has some wise and good ends to answer by it, makes us contented there; though we may feel that our fellowman may be doing us injustice. It was this principle that made the martyrs so patient under the wrongs done them by people; and this may make even a slave patient and submissive under the wrongs of a master. But let not a master think, because a pious slave shows this spirit, that, therefore, the slave feels that the master is right in withholding his freedom; nor let him suppose, because religion requires the slave to be submissive and obedient, that, therefore, it approves of what the master does. It does this no more than it sanctioned the conduct of Nero and Mary, because religion required the martyrs to be unresisting, and to allow themselves to be led to the stake. A conscientious slave may find happiness in submitting to God, and doing his will, just as a conscientious martyr may. But this does not sanction the wrong, either of the slave-owner or of the persecutor.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 7. With good will — μετ ευνοιας. With cheerfulness; do not take up your service as a cross, or bear it as a burden; but take it as coming in the order of God's providence, and a thing that is pleasing to him.
