Ephesians 6:9 (WEB)
You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
Fathers and councils · 5
John Chrysostom
“How many, though God bids them assauge their “threatening,”cannot bear so much as to relax the toil!” — editor's note: Ephes. vi. 9.
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Tertullian
“For each individual lives by his own faith, nor is there exception of persons with God; since it is not hearers of the law who are justified by the Lord, but doers, according to what the apostle withal says.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 13; Eph. vi. 9; Col. iii. 25; 1 Pet. i. 17; Deut. x. 17.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“He gives laws for slaves and masters, rulers and ruled, husbands and wives, parents and children, marriage and celibacy, self-discipline and indulgence, wisdom and ignorance, circumcision and uncircumcision, Christ and the world, the flesh and the spirit.” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 5, 9.
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Gregory the Great
“…vi. 1); but to these it is said, And ye, masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening, knowing that both their and your Master is in heaven (Ephes. vi. 9).” — the author cites it
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Also in the same place: “And, ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing anger: knowing that both your Master and theirs is in heaven; and there is no choice of persons with Him.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 9.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together with
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.6.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.6.
Parallel passages
Romans 2:11 and Ephesians 6:9 share the same wording (5 words).