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  • Ephesians 6:7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 7 Slave with a good attitude, as to Jehovah*+ and not to men,

  • Ephesians 6:7
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 7 μετ’ with εὐνοίας well-mindedness δουλεύοντες, slaving, ὡς as τῷ to the κυρίῳ Lord καὶ and οὐκ not ἀνθρώποις, to men,

  • Ephesians 6:7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 7 Be slaves with good inclinations, as to Jehovah,*+ and not to men,

  • Ephesians 6:7
    The Bible in Living English
    • 7 serving in a friendly spirit as doing it for the Lord and not for men,

  • Ephesians 6:7
    American Standard Version
    • 7 with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

  • Ephesians 6:7
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 7 with good will rendering service—As unto the Lord and not unto men;

  • Ephesians 6:7
    King James Version
    • 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

  • Ephesians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 6:7 w78 6/1 26-27; w62 656; w53 413

  • Ephesians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 6:7

      The Watchtower,

      6/1/1978, pp. 26-27

      11/1/1962, pp. 655-657

      7/1/1953, pp. 412-413

  • Ephesians Study Notes—Chapter 6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 6:7

      as to Jehovah and not to men: In this context, Paul encourages literal slaves who have become Christians to be obedient to their “human masters.” (Eph 6:5) They are to render service to them “as Christ’s slaves doing the will of God whole-souled.” (Eph 6:6) Paul emphasizes that they should remember their relationship with Jehovah God in whatever work they were doing. When they obeyed and honored their earthly masters, or owners, they would not bring reproach on “the name of God.” (1Ti 6:1) Paul gives very similar counsel to literal slaves in his letter to the Colossians, written about the same time as the letter to the Ephesians.​—Col 3:22-24; see “Introduction to Ephesians”; for the use of the divine name in this verse, see App. C3 introduction; Eph 6:7.

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