Eph 5:21 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eph 5:21-6:9: 5:21–6:9 Paul gives specific instructions on how believers are to relate to one another in a Christian home (see also Col 3:18–4:1 ; 1 Pet 2:18–3:7 ). Love and respect are to characterize all relationships in the body of Christ as an expression of believers’ commitment to the Lord himself. 5:21 And further, submit to one another: The verb form links it with the command to be filled (5:18 ). This general instruction (cp. Phil 2:3 ) applies to all three relationships that Paul discusses: wives and husbands (Eph 5:22-33 ), children and their parents (6:1-4 ), and slaves and their masters (6:5-9 ). For believers, submission is not expressed out of fear or desire for personal gain, but out of reverence for Christ .

a5:21–6:9►

bCol 3:18–4:1►

c1 Pet 2:18–3:7►

d5:21►

e5:18►

fPhil 2:3►

gEph 5:22-33►

h6:1-4►

i6:5-9►

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Summary for Eph 5:21-6:9: 5:21–6:9 ^a Paul gives specific instructions on how believers are to relate to one another in a Christian home (see also Col 3:18–4:1 ^b; 1 Pet 2:18–3:7 ^c). Love and respect are to characterize all relationships in the body of Christ as an expression of believers’ commitment to the Lord himself. 5:21 ^d And further, submit to one another: The verb form links it with the command to be filled (5:18 ^e). This general instruction (cp. Phil 2:3 ^f) applies to all three relationships that Paul discusses: wives and husbands (Eph 5:22-33 ^g), children and their parents (6:1-4 ^h), and slaves and their masters (6:5-9 ⁱ). For believers, submission is not expressed out of fear or desire for personal gain, but out of reverence for Christ.