Ephesians Chapter 6 Sample
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(2-pt)  Whom should children obey and how?
(your parents; in the Lord)
Why should children obey their parents?
(for this is right)
Concerning children, what is right?
(to obey your parents in the Lord)
 
2. What is the first commandment with a promise?
("Honor your father and mother")
"Honor your father and mother" is which commandment?
(the first commandment with a promise))
 
3. What is the promise if you honor your father and mother?
(that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth)
Why should you honor both your father and mother?
(that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth)
When might you enjoy long life on the earth?
(if you honor your father and mother)
According to the promise, what might you enjoy?
(long life on the earth)
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4. What should fathers not do?
(exasperate your children)
Instead of exasperating their children, what should fathers do?
(bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord)
(2-pt)  Who should not exasperate whom?
(fathers; your children)
How should fathers bring up their children?
(in the training and instruction of the Lord)
Fathers should bring up their children in what?
(the training and instruction of the Lord))
 
5. (2-pt)  Whom should slaves obey and how?
(your earthly masters; with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ)
(2-pt)  Who should do what with both respect and fear?
(slaves; obey your earthly masters)
Slaves should obey their earthly masters with what?
(respect and fear and with sincerity of heart)
(2-pt)  Slaves should obey whom, just as they would obey whom?
(your earthly masters; Christ)
What should slaves do just as they would obey Christ?
(obey your earthly masters)
 
6. (2-pt)  Slaves should obey their earthly masters, not only to do what and when?
(to win their favor; when their eye is on you)
(2-pt)  Slaves should obey their earthly masters like what, doing what?
(slaves of Christ, the will of God from your heart)
Why might slaves obey their earthly masters when their eye is on them?
(to win their favor)
What might slaves do like slaves of Christ?
(obey their earthly masters; doing the will of God from their heart)
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7. How should slaves serve?
(wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men)
What should slaves do wholeheartedly?
(serve)
(2-pt)  Slaves should serve as if they were serving whom, not whom?
(the Lord; men)
 
8. Why should slaves serve wholeheartedly?
(because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free)
The Lord will reward everyone for what?
(whatever good he does)
How will the Lord reward everyone?
(for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free)
What should slaves do because they know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does?
(serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men)
What will the Lord do for everyone, whether he is slave or free?
(reward everyone for whatever good he does)
 
9. How should masters treat their slaves?
(in the same way)
(2-pt)  Who should not threaten whom?
(masters; your slaves)
Why should masters not threaten their slaves?
(since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him)
What should masters not do since they know that there is no favoritism with their Master in heaven?
(do not threaten them [your slaves])
Who is in heaven?
(he who is both their [slaves’] Master and yours [masters’])
With whom is there no favoritism?
(with him who is both their [slaves’] Master and yours [masters’])
With the Master in heaven, there is no what?
(favoritism)
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10. What does Paul tell the Ephesians to do finally?
(be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power)
In what should the Ephesians be strong?
(in the Lord and in his mighty power)
 
11. What should the Ephesians put on?
(the full armor of God)
Why should the Ephesians put on the full armor of God?
(so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes; so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand/13)
What should the Ephesians do so that they can take their stand against the devil’s schemes?
(put on the full armor of God)
Against what might the Ephesians take their stand?
(against the devil’s schemes)
 
12. Our struggle is not against what?
(flesh and blood)
Our struggle is against whom?
(the rulers, the authorities, the powers of this dark world and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms)
(2-pt)  Our struggle is against what powers and what forces?
(the powers of this dark world; the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms)
What is not against both flesh and blood?
(our struggle)
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13. What should the Ephesians do so that they might be able to stand?
(put on the full armor of God)
What might happen to the Ephesians when the day of evil comes?
(you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand)
When might the Ephesians be able to stand?
(when the day of evil comes; after you have done everything)
 
14. How should the Ephesians stand firm?
(with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace/15)
(2-pt)  The Ephesians should stand firm with what buckled where?
(the belt of truth; around your waist)
The Ephesians should stand firm with what in place?
(the breastplate of righteousness)
(2-pt)  With what belt and what breastplate should the Ephesians stand firm?
(the belt of truth; the breastplate of righteousness)
 
15. With what should the Ephesians’ feet be fitted?
(the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace)
Readiness comes from what?
(the gospel of peace)
What comes from the gospel of peace?
(readiness)
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16. What should the Ephesians take up?
(the shield of faith)
What can the Ephesians do with the shield of faith?
(extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one)
(2-pt)  The Ephesians can extinguish what with what?
(all the flaming arrows of the evil one; the shield of faith)
What arrows might the Ephesians extinguish?
(the flaming arrows of the evil one)
 
17. What pieces of armor should the Ephesians take?
(the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit)
What is the sword of the Spirit?
(the word of God)
Which piece of armor is the word of God?
(the sword of the Spirit)
* (4-pt)  Which pieces of armor does Paul relate to faith, salvation, righteousness and truth?
(shield--faith; helmet--salvation; breastplate--righteousness; truth--belt)
 
18. (2-pt)  How and how often should the Ephesians pray?
(in the Spirit on all occasions; with all kinds of prayers and requests)
(2-pt)  The Ephesians should pray in what and with what on all occasions?
(in the Spirit; with all kinds of prayers and requests)
What should the Ephesians do with all kinds of both prayers and requests?
(pray in the Spirit on all occasions)
What should the Ephesians do on all occasions?
(pray in the Spirit, with all kinds of prayers and requests)
With prayer in mind, what should the Ephesians be?
(alert)
For whom should the Ephesians always keep on praying?
(all the saints)
What should the Ephesians do concerning all the saints?
(always keep on praying)
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19. What does Paul ask the Ephesians to pray for him?
(that whenever I open my mouth words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel; pray that I may declare it fearlessly as I should/20)
The Ephesians should pray that what might happen whenever Paul opens his mouth?
(words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make know the mystery of the gospel)
What might Paul do fearlessly?
(make known the mystery of the gospel; declare it [the gospel]/20)
(2-pt)  What might Paul make known and how?
(the mystery of the gospel; fearlessly)
  
20. For what is Paul an ambassador in chains?
([the mystery of] the gospel)
What is Paul for the mystery of the gospel?
(an ambassador in chains)
What does Paul tell the Ephesians he should do?
(declare it--the gospel--fearlessly)
How should Paul declare the gospel?
(fearlessly)
 
21. Who is Tychicus?
(the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord)
What will Tychicus do?
(tell you everything)
Why will Tychicus tell the Ephesians everything?
(so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing)
Who is the faithful servant in the Lord?
(Tychicus)
(2-pt)  Who will do what so that the Ephesians may know how Paul is?
(Tychicus; will tell you everything)
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22. For what very purpose is Paul sending Tychicus to the Ephesians?
(that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you)
(2-pt)  Paul is sending Tychicus to the Ephesians that they may know what, and that he might do what?
(how we are; encourage you)
Who might encourage the Ephesians?
(Tychicus)
 
23. What does Paul wish to the brothers?
(peace and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ)
(2-pt)  Love with what, from whom be to the Ephesian brothers?
(faith; from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ)
 
24. As Paul writes to the Ephesians, grace be to whom?
(all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love)
(2-pt)  Grace to all who love whom with what?
(our Lord Jesus Christ; an undying love)
Grace be to all who do what?
(love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love)
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Cross-Chapter Questions

* (X-ch)  What does Paul say about both one’s father and mother?
(e5:31  a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife; e6:2  honor your father and mother)
* (X-ch/2-pt)  Paul tells the Ephesians to do what instead of what?
(e5:18  do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery; instead be filled with the Spirit; e6:4  do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord)
* (X-ch)  What does Paul say about respect?
(e5:33  the wife must respect her husband; e6:5 slaves obey your earthly masters with respect)
* (X-ch)  What does Paul describe as "mighty"?
(e1:19  his--God’s--mighty strength; e6:10  his--the Lord’s--mighty power)
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Cross-Book Questions

* (X-Bk)  What instruction does Paul mention?
(g6:6  instruction in the word; e6:4  instruction of the Lord)
* (X-Bk/2-pt)  Who should serve and how?
(g5:13  serve one another in love; e6:7  [slaves]; serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men)
* (X-Bk/2-pt)  How did the Galatians not treat Paul, and how should masters not treat their slaves?
(g4:14  with contempt or scorn; e6:9  in the same way [do not threaten them])
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2-pt Quote Questions

 Give the reference and quote the passage about . . .

Ephesians 6:1-3

. . . children.
. . . obeying your parents.
. . . parents.
. . . what is right.
. . . honoring your father and mother.
. . . the first commandment with a promise.
. . . a promise.
. . . it going well with you.
. . . enjoying long life on the earth.
. . . long life on the earth.
. . . your father and mother.
. . . what children should do.
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 Ephesians 6:10-11

. . . what you should finally do.
. . . being strong in the Lord.
. . . the Lord’s mighty power.
. . . putting on the full armor of God.
. . . the full armor of God.
. . . what you should put on.
. . . taking your stand.
. . . the devil’s schemes.
. . . why you should put on the full armor of  God.
 

 Ephesians 6:12

. . . our struggle.
. . . whom our struggles is against.
. . . flesh and blood.
. . . the rulers.
. . . the authorities.
. . . the powers of this dark world.
. . . this dark world.
. . . the spiritual forces of evil.
. . . the heavenly realms.
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Unique Word List

commandment · enjoy · exasperate · training · wholeheartedly · threaten · yours · strong · armor · devil’s  schemes · dark · forces · ground · belt · buckled · around · waist · breastplate · fitted · readiness · addition  shield · extinguish · flaming · arrows · helmet · sword occasions · kinds · alert · whenever · mouth · ambassador · undying

Cross-Chapter/Book Words and Phrases

obey · parents · right · honor · mother · first · promise · go · well · long · earth · fathers · instead · bring  instruction · slaves · earthly · masters · respect · fear · sincerity · heart · win · favor · eye · doing · serve · serving · reward · everyone · whether · same · both · master · favoritism · finally · mighty · full · take · stand · against · struggle · flesh · blood · rulers · authorities · powers · spiritual · evil · heavenly realms · day · comes · able · after · done · firm · truth · righteousness · place · feet · salvation · word · prayers · requests · always · keep · praying · open · words · fearlessly · Tychicus · dear · brother · faithful · servant · tell · doing · sending · very · purpose · encourage
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