Passage
And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
Ephesians 6:9 (LSB)
Nearby Context
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.
Ephesians 6:9 And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the might of His strength.
Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "masters", "same", "things", "giving", "threatening", "knowing", and "both". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "masters" and "same", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 8's "knowing that whatever good thing each one..." into verse 10's "Finally be strong in the Lord and...", so "masters" and "same" 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 "masters" and "same" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.