Ephesians 6:7 (GNV)

Passage

With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 6:5 Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare and trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ,

Ephesians 6:6 Not with seruice to the eye, as men pleasers, but as the seruants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Ephesians 6:7 With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.

Ephesians 6:8 And knowe ye that whatsoeuer good thing any man doeth, that same shall he receiue of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

Ephesians 6:9 And ye masters, doe the same things vnto them, putting away threatning: and know that euen your master also is in heauen, neither is there respect of person with him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "seruing", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "seruing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Not with seruice to the eye as..." into verse 8's "And knowe ye that whatsoeuer good thing...", so "good" and "seruing" 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 "good" and "seruing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.