Ephesians 6:6 (LSB)

Passage

not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Nearby Context

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the integrity of your heart, as to Christ;

Ephesians 6:6 not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

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

Ephesians 6:8 knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "will of God", "eyeservice", "men-pleasers", "slaves", "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 "Slaves be obedient to those who are..." into verse 7's "serving with good will as to the...", 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.