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# Ephesians 6 General Notes
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### Special concepts in this chapter
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#### Slavery
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Paul does not write in this chapter about whether slavery is good or bad. Paul teaches about working to please God whether as a slave or as a master. What Paul teaches here about slavery would have been surprising. In his time, masters were not expected to treat their slaves with respect and not threaten them.
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### Important figures of speech in this chapter
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#### Armor of God
This extended metaphor describes how Christians can protect themselves when spiritually attacked. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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## Links:
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* __[Ephesians 6:1 Notes](./01.md)__
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