Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (14)Wherefore he(or,it)saith.--This phrase is used (as also inJames 4:6) inEphesians 4:8to introduce a scriptural quotation; and the most natural completion of the elliptical expression is by the supply of the nominative, "God," or "the scriptur...
Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ephesians 6:6-7 ...
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Commentary on Ephesians 6:5-9(Read Ephesians 6:5-9)The duty of servants is summed up in one word, obedience. The servants of old were generally slaves. The apostles were to teach servants and masters their duties, in doing which evils would be lessened, till slavery should be rooted out...