Ephesians 5:21 – 6:4

The opening words before us are the tail end of a sentence. The instruction to submit one to another in the fear of God is linked to that which comes before. It is linked to a command, “…but be filled with the Spirit” (v. 18).

If one were to read all of Ephesians 5 (and one should), one would find that every bit of the instruction given is with the intent…