Ephesians
Ephesians 6:7–8
7Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, 8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
Word by word
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Ephesians 6:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serve | δουλεύοντες | douleuontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1398 I am a slave, am subject to, obey |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| good will | εὐνοίας | eunoias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2133 good-will |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| to men | ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Ephesians 6:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because you know | εἰδότες | eidotes | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| Lord | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| will reward | κομίσεται | komisetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G2865 I bring, receive, recover |
| each one | ἕκαστος | hekastos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1538 each, every one |
| for whatever | τι | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| good | ἀγαθόν | agathon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G18 good |
| he does | ποιήσῃ | poiēsē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| whether | εἴτε | eite | Conjunction | G1535 and if, whether |
| slave | δοῦλος | doulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1401 a male slave |
| or | εἴτε | eite | Conjunction | G1535 and if, whether |
| free | ἐλεύθερος | eleutheros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1658 free, delivered from obligation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 6:7 Colossians 3:23 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · Ephesians 6:5–6 · 2 Kings 5:13 · Genesis 31:38–40 · 2 Kings 5:2–3 · Genesis 31:6
Ephesians 6:8 Colossians 3:24 · Luke 14:14 · Proverbs 11:18 · 2 Corinthians 5:10 · Matthew 16:27 · Matthew 6:4 · Matthew 10:41–42 · Luke 6:35 · Hebrews 10:35 · Romans 2:6–10 · Matthew 6:1 · Colossians 3:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.