Ephesians 6 Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Verse 5=== : ''"Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;"''<ref>{{bibleref2|Ephesians|6:5|NKJV}} NKJV</ref> Note that the original Greek text uses the term "δοῦλοι" (translated in the NKJV as "Bondservants"), which is generally translated as "slave",<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2328156&redirect=true Definition] from [[A Greek–English Lexicon|LSJ]].</ref> and which, in the context of first-century Greece under Roman rule, referred to chattels.<ref>[http://www.moyak.com/papers/roman-slavery-war.html Roman Slavery: The Social, Cultural, Political, and Demographic Consequences] by Moya K. Mason</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page