Ephesians 6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart… I. The duties they owe to themselves: 1. Religion. 2. Regard for truth. 3. Sobriety. 4. Chastity. 5. Frugality.These duties they owe partly to masters, but by their non-performance they damage themselves alone. II. Those which they owe to their employers: 1. Reverence and honour for them as superiors. 2. Obedience. 3. Good temper. 4. Fidelity - with regard to their property, their time, and their reputation. 5. Diligence. 6. Gratitude for kindness. III. Those which they owe to each other - peacefulness - temperateness - kindness. (J. A. James.) Parallel Verses KJV: Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; |