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Parallel EPH 6:5

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

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

OET-LVThe 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,

SR-GNTΟἱ δοῦλοι, ὑπακούετε τοῖς κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου, ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς τῷ ˚Χριστῷ,
   (Hoi douloi, hupakouete tois kata sarka kuriois meta fobou kai tromou, en haplotaʸti taʸs kardias humōn hōs tōi ˚Ⱪristōi,)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTSlaves, obey your masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in honesty of your heart, as to Christ,

USTAs for you who are slaves, very respectfully and sincerely obey those who are your masters here on the earth, just as you obey the Messiah.

BSB  § Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

BLBSlaves, obey the earthly masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of your heart as to Christ,


AICNTSlaves,[fn] obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ,


6:5, Slaves: Servant in normal usage at the present time. i.e., one who works for another (employee)

OEBSlaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;

WEBBEServants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ,

WMBBServants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Messiah,

NETSlaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,

LSVThe servants: obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

FBVServants, obey those who are your human masters, with proper respect and awe, doing things from sincere motives as if you were serving Christ.

TCNTSlaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

T4TYou slaves, obey those who are your masters. Obey them very respectfully and sincerely [DOU], just like you obey Christ.

LEBSlaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,

BBEServants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

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WymthSlaves, be obedient to your earthly masters, with respect and eager anxiety to please and with simplicity of motive as if you were obeying Christ.

ASVServants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

DRAServants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ:

YLTThe servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

DrbyBondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;

RVServants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

WbstrServants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

KJB-1769Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

KJB-1611Seruants, bee obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with feare and trembling, in singlenesse of your heart, as vnto Christ:
   (Seruants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singlenesse of your heart, as unto Christ:)

BshpsSeruauntes obey them that are your bodyly maisters, with feare and tremblyng, in singlenesse of your heart, as vnto Christe.
   (Seruauntes obey them that are your bodyly masters, with fear and tremblyng, in singlenesse of your heart, as unto Christ.)

GnvaSeruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare and trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ,
   (Seruants, be obedient unto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with fear and trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as unto Christ, )

CvdlYe seruauntes, obey youre bodely masters, with feare and tremblynge, in synglenes of youre hert, euen as vnto Christ,
   (Ye/You_all servants, obey your(pl) bodely masters, with fear and tremblynge, in synglenes of your(pl) heart, even as unto Christ,)

TNTServautes be obedient vnto youre carnall masters with feare and trimblinge in singlenes of youre hertes as vnto Christ:
   (Servautes be obedient unto your(pl) carnal masters with fear and trimblinge in singlenes of your(pl) hearts as unto Christ: )

WyclSeruauntis, obeische ye to fleischli lordis with drede and trembling, in simplenesse of youre herte, as to Crist;
   (Seruauntis, obeische ye/you_all to fleshly lords with dread and trembling, in simplenesse of your(pl) heart, as to Christ;)

LuthIhr Knechte, seid gehorsam euren leiblichen Herren mit Furcht und Zittern, in Einfältigkeit eures Herzens, als Christo;
   (You servant(s), seid obedient/submissive yours leiblichen Lorden with Furcht and Zittern, in Einfältigkeit eures heartss, als Christo;)

ClVgServi, obedite dominis carnalibus cum timore et tremore, in simplicitate cordis vestri, sicut Christo:[fn]
   (Servi, obedite dominis carnalibus when/with timore and tremore, in simplicitate cordis vestri, like Christo: )


6.5 Servi, obedite. Servitus cœpit ex peccato; prima enim servitutis causa peccatum est, ut nomo homini conditionis vinculo subderetur, quod non fuit nisi Deo judicante, apud quem non est iniquitas, et novit diversas pœnas meritis distribuere delinquentium. In simplicitate. Liberam facit servitutem; non timore subdolo, sed fideli dilectione, donec transeat iniquitas, et omnis evacuetur potestas.


6.5 Servi, obedite. Servitus cœpit from peccato; the_first because servitutis causa peccatum it_is, as nomo homini conditionis vinculo subderetur, that not/no fuit nisi Deo yudicante, apud which not/no it_is iniquitas, and novit diversas pœnas meritis distribuere delinquentium. In simplicitate. Liberam facit servitutem; not/no timore subdolo, but fideli dilectione, until transeat iniquitas, and everyone evacuetur potestas.

UGNTοἱ δοῦλοι, ὑπακούετε τοῖς κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου, ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ;
   (hoi douloi, hupakouete tois kata sarka kuriois meta fobou kai tromou, en haplotaʸti taʸs kardias humōn hōs tōi Ⱪristōi;)

SBL-GNTΟἱ δοῦλοι, ὑπακούετε τοῖς ⸂κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις⸃ μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ,
   (Hoi douloi, hupakouete tois ⸂kata sarka kuriois⸃ meta fobou kai tromou en haplotaʸti taʸs kardias humōn hōs tōi Ⱪristōi,)

TC-GNTΟἱ δοῦλοι, ὑπακούετε τοῖς [fn]κυρίοις κατὰ σάρκα, μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου, ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν, ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ·
   (Hoi douloi, hupakouete tois kuriois kata sarka, meta fobou kai tromou, en haplotaʸti taʸs kardias humōn, hōs tōi Ⱪristōi; )


6:5 κυριοις κατα σαρκα ¦ κατα σαρκα κυριοις CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale 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).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

φόβου καὶ τρόμου

respect and trembling

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

and trembling

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.”

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