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OET interlinear EPH 6:5

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Οἱ
    2. ho
    3. The
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E···2VMP
    7. ¬The
    8. ¬The
    9. PS
    10. Y64
    11. 130332
    1. Δουλοῖ
    2. doulos
    3. Slaves
    4. 322-25\x*Slaves
    5. 14010
    6. N····VMP
    7. slaves
    8. slaves
    9. PS
    10. Y64
    11. 130333
    1. ὑπακούετε
    2. hupakouō
    3. be submitting
    4. submit
    5. 52190
    6. VMPA2··P
    7. ˓be˒ submitting
    8. ˓be˒ submitting
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130334
    1. τοῖς
    2. ho
    3. to your
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMP
    7. ˱to˲ your
    8. ˱to˲ your
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130335
    1. κυρίοις
    2. kurios
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 29620
    6. N····DMP
    7. masters
    8. masters
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 130336
    1. κατά
    2. kata
    3. according to
    4. -
    5. 25960
    6. P·······
    7. according_to
    8. according_to
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130337
    1. σάρκα
    2. sarka
    3. flesh
    4. -
    5. 45610
    6. N····AFS
    7. flesh
    8. flesh
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130338
    1. κυρίοις
    2. kurios
    3. masters
    4. masters
    5. 29620
    6. N····DMP
    7. masters
    8. masters
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130339
    1. μετά
    2. meta
    3. with
    4. -
    5. 33260
    6. P·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130340
    1. φόβου
    2. fobos
    3. respect
    4. respect
    5. 54010
    6. N····GMS
    7. respect
    8. respect
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130341
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130342
    1. τρόμου
    2. tromos
    3. trembling
    4. -
    5. 51560
    6. N····GMS
    7. trembling
    8. trembling
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130343
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130344
    1. ἁπλότητι
    2. haplotēs
    3. sincerity
    4. sincere
    5. 5720
    6. N····DFS
    7. sincerity
    8. sincerity
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130345
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130346
    1. καρδίας
    2. kardia
    3. heart
    4. hearts
    5. 25880
    6. N····GFS
    7. heart
    8. heart
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130347
    1. ὑμῶν
    2. su
    3. of you all
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130348
    1. ὡς
    2. hōs
    3. as
    4. -
    5. 56130
    6. C·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130349
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. to the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130350
    1. Κυρίῳ
    2. kurios
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 29620
    6. N····DMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. -
    11. 130351
    1. Χριστῷ
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. messiah
    5. 55470
    6. N····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Messiah
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 130352

OET (OET-LV) The Slaves be_submitting to_your masters according_to flesh with respect and trembling, in sincerity of_the heart of_you_all as to_the chosen_one/messiah,

OET (OET-RV) Slaves, submit to your human masters with respect and fear, being sincere in your hearts as if serving the messiah.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:5–9: Paul gave advice to slaves and their masters

The third relationship that Paul talked about is that of slaves and masters. The slave must remember that when he serves his master, he is serving Christ, and he will receive his reward from Christ. The master must remember that the slave’s master in heaven is his own master too.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Paul’s advice to slaves and masters (GW)

Slaves/Servants should obey their masters

6:5a

Slaves, obey your earthly masters

Slaves: Paul switched from talking to fathers to talking to slaves in Ephesus who were Christians. In the town of Ephesus, slaves were people who worked in the houses of their masters.

In your translation you should use a natural way to show that Paul began talking to a different group of people. For example:

To those who are slaves, I say…

Now you servants….

obey: The word obey means “do what somebody says to do” or “carry out someone’s orders.” For example:

Slaves, you should do what your masters tell you to do.

earthly masters: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as earthly masters is literally “masters according to the flesh.” These are in contrast to the master in heaven (6:9). In Greek, the word for “master” and “Lord” is the same word. Paul told slaves to obey their “masters in the flesh” so they would not mistakenly think he meant “obey the Lord” here. See flesh, Meaning 2 in the Glossary for more information.

masters: The “master” was the person who had bought and who owned the slave.

Here are some other ways to translate the word masters:

owners

bosses

6:5b

with respect and fear and sincerity of heart,

with respect and fear: The words respect and fear are a doublet. Both words mean respect/honor. (Here fear does not mean “to be afraid of.”) You can translate this:

respect them and honor/obey them

really respect them

Perhaps your language has an idiom that describes the attitude a slave should have, for example:

always bow your head to them

sincerity of heart: The phrase sincerity of heart means “honestly,” “with no hidden motives” or “with one heart.”

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

with a good heart

Or if it is clearer, you can translate it in a negative way. For example:

do not obey them with half a heart

do not just pretend to respect them

be as loyal to them (CEV)

6:5c

just as you would obey Christ.

just as you would obey Christ: This is a comparison. Paul is comparing their service of their masters to their obedience to Christ. He is saying that slaves should obey their masters in the same way that they would obey Christ.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Be as sincere as you are when you obey Christ. (GW)

be as loyal to them as you are to Christ (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

φόβου καὶ τρόμου

respect (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ Δουλοῖ ὑπακούετε τοῖς κατά σάρκα κυρίοις μετά φόβου καί τρόμου ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ)

The phrase fear and trembling uses two similar ideas to emphasize the importance of honoring their masters. Alternate translation: [with deep respect]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

καὶ τρόμου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ Δουλοῖ ὑπακούετε τοῖς κατά σάρκα κυρίοις μετά φόβου καί τρόμου ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ)

Here, trembling is an exaggeration used to emphasize how important it is that slaves obey their masters. Alternate translation: [and deep respect] or [as though you were shaking with fear]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν

in sincerity ˱of˲_the heart ˱of˲_you_all

Here, heart is a metonym for a person’s mind or intentions. Alternate translation: [with honesty] or [with sincerity]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν ἁπλότητι

in sincerity

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word honesty, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [honestly] or [sincerely]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ

as ˱to˲_the Messiah

To make the meaning of this phrase clear, you may want to include the verb here: “as you obey Christ.”

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

6:5 Obedient service to earthly masters expresses a Christian slave’s service to Christ (see Col 3:22-23; 1 Tim 6:1-2; Titus 2:9-10; 1 Pet 2:18-23).

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. The
    2. -
    3. 35880
    4. PS
    5. ho
    6. E-···2VMP
    7. ¬The
    8. ¬The
    9. PS
    10. Y64
    11. 130332
    1. Slaves
    2. 322-25\x*Slaves
    3. 14010
    4. PS
    5. doulos
    6. N-····VMP
    7. slaves
    8. slaves
    9. PS
    10. Y64
    11. 130333
    1. be submitting
    2. submit
    3. 52190
    5. hupakouō
    6. V-MPA2··P
    7. ˓be˒ submitting
    8. ˓be˒ submitting
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130334
    1. to your
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMP
    7. ˱to˲ your
    8. ˱to˲ your
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130335
    1. masters
    2. masters
    3. 29620
    5. kurios
    6. N-····DMP
    7. masters
    8. masters
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130339
    1. according to
    2. -
    3. 25960
    5. kata
    6. P-·······
    7. according_to
    8. according_to
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130337
    1. flesh
    2. -
    3. 45610
    5. sarka
    6. N-····AFS
    7. flesh
    8. flesh
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130338
    1. with
    2. -
    3. 33260
    5. meta
    6. P-·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130340
    1. respect
    2. respect
    3. 54010
    5. fobos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. respect
    8. respect
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130341
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130342
    1. trembling
    2. -
    3. 51560
    5. tromos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. trembling
    8. trembling
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130343
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130344
    1. sincerity
    2. sincere
    3. 5720
    5. haplotēs
    6. N-····DFS
    7. sincerity
    8. sincerity
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130345
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130346
    1. heart
    2. hearts
    3. 25880
    5. kardia
    6. N-····GFS
    7. heart
    8. heart
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130347
    1. of you all
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·P
    7. ˱of˲ you_all
    8. ˱of˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130348
    1. as
    2. -
    3. 56130
    5. hōs
    6. C-·······
    7. as
    8. as
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130349
    1. to the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 130350
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. messiah
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Messiah
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 130352

OET (OET-LV) The Slaves be_submitting to_your masters according_to flesh with respect and trembling, in sincerity of_the heart of_you_all as to_the chosen_one/messiah,

OET (OET-RV) Slaves, submit to your human masters with respect and fear, being sincere in your hearts as if serving the messiah.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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