Ephesians 5:21
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God."
Word-by-Word Analysis
English grammatical function word ('submitting'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equival...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('submitting'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are...
Study GRAM →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable ...
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the peop...
Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
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