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Ephesians 6:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.


Ephesians 6:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 6:815 words
GreekMeaning
εἰδότεςeidotes
knowingverbG6063
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἕκαστοςhekastos
each oneadjectiveG1538
ho
who / whichrelative pronounG3739
ἂνan
if / wouldparticleG302
ποιήσῃpoiēsē
he shall doverbG4160
ἀγαθόνagathon
goodadjectiveG18
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
κομίσεταιkomisetai
he will receive backverbG2865
παρὰpara
fromprepositionG3844
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
εἴτεeite
whetherwordG1535
δοῦλοςdoulos
slavenounG1401
εἴτεeite
orwordG1535
ἐλεύθεροςeleutheros
freeadjectiveG1658
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 6:8

Thus then it is not husband only, nor wife, nor children, but virtuous servants also that contribute to the organization and protection of a house. Therefore the blessed Paul has not overlooked this department even. He comes to it, however, in the last place, because it is last in dignity and rank. Still he addresses much discourse also to them, no longer in the same tone as to children, but in a far more advanced way, inasmuch as he does not hold out to these the promise in…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 22 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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