Ephesians 6:6-8
Context6:6 not like those who do their work only when someone is watching 1 – as people-pleasers – but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart. 2 6:7 Obey 3 with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord 4 and not people, 6:8 because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this 5 will be rewarded by the Lord.
1 tn Grk “not according to eye-service.”
2 tn Grk “from the soul.”
3 tn Though the verb does not appear again at this point in the passage, it is nonetheless implied and supplied in the English translation for the sake of clarity.
4 tn Grk “serving as to the Lord.”
5 sn The pronoun “this” (τοῦτο, touto) stands first in its clause for emphasis, and stresses the fact that God will reward those, who in seeking him, do good.