Ephesians 6:5 Cross References

Ephesians 6:5

5: Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ.

1 Peter 2:18

  1. You who are slaves must accept the authority of your masters. Do whatever they tell you--not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are harsh.
  2. For God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment.
  3. Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is pleased with you.
  4. This suffering is all part of what God has called you to. Christ, who suffered for you, is your example. Follow in his steps.

Titus 2:9

  1. Slaves must obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back
  2. or steal, but they must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.

Malachi 1:6

  1. The LORD Almighty says to the priests: "A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. I am your father and master, but where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have despised my name! "But you ask, `How have we ever despised your name?'

Colossians 3:17

  1. And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through him to God the Father.
  2. You wives must submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord.
  3. And you husbands must love your wives and never treat them harshly.
  4. You children must always obey your parents, for this is what pleases the Lord.
  5. Fathers, don't aggravate your children. If you do, they will become discouraged and quit trying.

1 Peter 3:2

  1. by watching your pure, godly behavior.

1 Chronicles 29:17

  1. I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.

Ephesians 6:24

  1. May God's grace be upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

Ephesians 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. It is written to God's holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.
  2. May grace and peace be yours, sent to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
  3. How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ.
  4. Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
  5. His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.

Ephesians 5:22

  1. You wives will submit to your husbands as you do to the Lord.

1 Timothy 6:1

  1. Christians who are slaves should give their masters full respect so that the name of God and his teaching will not be shamed.
  2. If your master is a Christian, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. You should work all the harder because you are helping another believer by your efforts. Teach these truths, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them.
  3. Some false teachers may deny these things, but these are the sound, wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ, and they are the foundation for a godly life.

Psalms 86:11

  1. Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, that I may honor you.

Psalms 123:2

  1. We look to the LORD our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

Joshua 24:14

  1. "So honor the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone.

2 Corinthians 11:2

  1. I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. For I promised you as a pure bride to one husband, Christ.
  2. But I fear that somehow you will be led away from your pure and simple devotion to Christ, just as Eve was deceived by the serpent.

Philemon 1:16

  1. He is no longer just a slave; he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a slave and as a brother in the Lord.

Philippians 2:12

  1. Dearest friends, you were always so careful to follow my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away you must be even more careful to put into action God's saving work in your lives, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.

Matthew 6:22

  1. "Your eye is a lamp for your body. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul.

1 Corinthians 7:22

  1. And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, the Lord has now set you free from the awful power of sin. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:3

  1. I came to you in weakness--timid and trembling.

2 Corinthians 7:15

  1. Now he cares for you more than ever when he remembers the way you listened to him and welcomed him with such respect and deep concern.

Acts 2:46

  1. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity--

Matthew 8:9

  1. I know, because I am under the authority of my superior officers and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, 'Go,' and they go, or 'Come,' and they come. And if I say to my slaves, 'Do this or that,' they do it."

Acts 10:7

  1. As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants.
  2. He told them what had happened and sent them off to Joppa.

2 Corinthians 1:12

  1. We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own earthly wisdom. That is how we have acted toward everyone, and especially toward you.

Matthew 6:24

  1. "No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Genesis 16:9

  1. Then the angel of the LORD said, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority."
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