Ephesians 6:6 (DBY)

Passage

not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from [the] soul,

Nearby Context

Ephesians 6:4 And [ye] fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in [the] discipline and admonition of [the] Lord.

Ephesians 6:5 Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;

Ephesians 6:6 not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from [the] soul,

Ephesians 6:7 serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men;

Ephesians 6:8 knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of [the] Lord, whether bond or free.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "will of God", "eye-service", "men-pleasers", "bondmen", "christ", "doing", and "soul". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "will of God" and "eye-service", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Bondmen obey masters according to flesh with..." into verse 7's "serving with good will as to the...", so "will of God" and "eye-service" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "will of God" and "eye-service" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.