Ephesians 6:6 (KJV)

Passage

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Ephesians 6:6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Ephesians 6:7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

Ephesians 6:8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "will of God", "eyeservice", "menpleasers", "servants", "christ", "doing", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "will of God" and "eyeservice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Servants be obedient to them that are..." into verse 7's "With good will doing service as to...", so "will of God" and "eyeservice" 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 "eyeservice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.