Ephesians 6:9 (YLT)

Passage

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

Nearby Context

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

Ephesians 6:8 having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

Ephesians 6:9 And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

Ephesians 6:10 As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

Ephesians 6:11 put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "masters", "same", "things", "letting", "threatening", "alone", "having", and "known". 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 "having known that whatever good thing each..." into verse 10's "As to the rest my brethren be...", 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.