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Ephesians 5:21 — King James Version← Study notes

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.


Ephesians 5:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 5:215 words
GreekMeaning
ὑποτασσόμενοιhypotassomenoi
Be submitting yourselvesverbG5293
ἀλλήλοιςallēlois
to one anotherpronounG240
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
φόβῳphobō
reverencenounG5401
ΧριστοῦChristou
Christ / AnointednounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 5:21

“But be filled with the Spirit; speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God even the Father; subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.” Do you wish, he says, to be cheerful, do you wish to employ the day? I give you spiritual drink; for drunkenness even cuts off the articulate sound of our tongue; it…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 19 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Carlos RiveraNote3mo ago
The character of God - Ephesians 5
God is faithful in every circumstance. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. God is faithful in every circumstance...
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