Ephesians 6:6
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
δοῦλος
servants of
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δοῦλος
Slave, servant, bondservant. Doulos. Paul a servant of Jesus Christ. The highest title Paul claimed was slave of Christ. Belonging completely to Jesus is the greatest freedom.
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ψυχή
the] heart
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ποιέω
doing
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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ὀφθαλμοδουλεία
eye-service
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ὀφθαλμοδουλεία
sight-labor, i.e. that needs watching (remissness)
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