以弗所书 6:6

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

作事不要只作給人看，像那些討人歡心的一樣，卻要像基督的僕人，從心裡遵行　神的旨意，

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
不 要 只 在 眼 前 事 奉 ， 像 是 讨 人 喜 欢 的 ， 要 像 基 督 的 仆 人 ， 从 心 里 遵 行 神 的 旨 意 。

Contextual Overview

¹ Children, obey your parents as the Lord wants, because this is the right thing to do. ² The command says, "Honor your father and mother." This is the first command that has a promise with it— ³ "Then everything will be well with you, and you will have a long life on the earth." ⁴ Fathers, do not make your children angry, but raise them with the training and teaching of the Lord. ⁵ Slaves, obey your masters here on earth with fear and respect and from a sincere heart, just as you obey Christ. ⁶ You must do this not only while they are watching you, to please them. With all your heart you must do what God wants as people who are obeying Christ. ⁷ Do your work with enthusiasm. Work as if you were serving the Lord, not as if you were serving only men and women. ⁸ Remember that the Lord will give a reward to everyone, slave or free, for doing good. ⁹ Masters, in the same way, be good to your slaves. Do not threaten them. Remember that the One who is your Master and their Master is in heaven, and he treats everyone alike.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

eyeservice: Philippians 2:12, Colossians 3:22, 1 Thessalonians 2:4

doing: Ephesians 5:17, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 12:50, Colossians 1:9, Colossians 4:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 13:21, 1 Peter 2:15, 1 Peter 4:2, 1 John 2:17

from: Jeremiah 3:10, Jeremiah 24:7, Romans 6:17, Colossians 3:23

Reciprocal: Genesis 16:9 - submit Numbers 14:24 - followed me Matthew 6:10 - Thy will Matthew 8:9 - Do 1 Corinthians 7:22 - is the Galatians 1:10 - for if Ephesians 6:1 - in Ephesians 6:7 - as Colossians 3:24 - for 1 Peter 2:16 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 6:8
But Noah pleased the Lord .

Genesis 6:10
He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:17
I will bring a flood of water on the earth to destroy all living things that live under the sky, including everything that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will die.

Genesis 6:18
But I will make an agreement with you—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives will all go into the boat.

Exodus 32:14
So the Lord changed his mind and did not destroy the people as he had said he might.

Numbers 23:19
God is not a human being, and he will not lie. He is not a human, and he does not change his mind. What he says he will do, he does. What he promises, he makes come true.

Deuteronomy 5:29
I wish their hearts would always respect me and that they would always obey my commands so that things would go well for them and their children forever!

Deuteronomy 32:29
I wish they were wise and understood this; I wish they could see what will happen to them.

Deuteronomy 32:36
The Lord will defend his people and have mercy on his servants. He will see that their strength is gone, that nobody is left, slaves or free.

1 Samuel 15:11
"I am sorry I made Saul king, because he has stopped following me and has not obeyed my commands." Samuel was upset, and he cried out to the Lord all night long.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers,.... Doing nothing but when under the master's eye, and then pretending a great deal of diligence and industry, in order to ingratiate themselves into his affections, and neglecting his business when he is absent; whereas they ought to attend his service in his absence, as well as in his presence, and so seek to please him, which is commendable.

But as the servants of Christ; acting in like manner as the servants of Christ, who are not menpleasers; or as if they themselves were serving Christ, as indeed they are, when they are doing that which is the will of Christ:

doing the will of God from the heart; meaning not the will of God in a religious, but in a civil sense, yielding a cheerful and hearty obedience to their own masters.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nor with eye-service - That is, not with service rendered only under the eye of the master, or when his eye is fixed on you. The apostle has here adverted to one of the evils of involuntary servitude as it exists everywhere. It is, that the slave will usually obey only when the eye of the master is upon him. The freeman who agrees to labor for stipulated wages may be trusted when the master is out of sight; but not the slave. Hence the necessity where there are slaves of having “drivers” who shall attend them, and who shall compel them to work. This evil it is impossible to avoid, except where true religion prevails - and the extensive prevalence of true religion would set the slave at liberty. Yet as long as the relation exists, the apostle would enjoin on the servant the duty of performing his work conscientiously, as rendering service to the Lord. This direction, moreover, is one of great importance to all who are employed in the service of others. They are bound to perform their duty with as much fidelity as though the eye of the employer was always upon them, remembering that though the eye of man may be turned away, that of God never is.

As men-pleasers - As if it were the main object to please people. The object should be rather to please and honor God.

But as the servants of Christ - see the notes on 1 Corinthians 7:22.

Doing the will of God from the heart - That is, God requires industry, fidelity, conscientiousness, submission, and obedience in that rank of life. We render acceptable service to God when, from regard to his will, we perform the services which are demanded of us in the situation in life where we may be placed, however humble that may be.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ephesians 6:6. Not with eye-service — Not merely in their presence, when their eye is upon you, as unfaithful and hypocritical servants do, without consulting conscience in any part of their work.

Doing the will of God — Seeing that you are in the state of servitude, it is the will of God that you should act conscientiously in it.