Ephesians 6:9
What is written? (ESV)
Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.
What does it say?
Masters, do the same to them and stop threatening since God in heaven is Master over you all and there is no partiality with Him.
What is its immediate context?
Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus gives encouragement and instruction. In this immediate context, Paul is instructing on household relationships. He speaks specifically to wives (5:22-24, 33), to husbands (5:25-33, 6:4), to children (6:1-3), and finally to the master-servant relationship (6:5-9).
How Ephesians 6:9 is applied across Bible answers
Does the Bible condone slavery?
A parallel passage to Colossians,7 Paul gives slaves instruction to serve God in their role as slaves and tells masters to "do the same".
