Ephesians 6
Children and Parents
1 aChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 bHonor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3so that it may turn out well for you, and that you may live long on the earth. 4 cFathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but dbring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Slaves and Masters
5 eSlaves, be obedient to those who are your ▼▼I.e., earthly masters, as in first-century Roman culture
masters according to the flesh, with gfear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, has to Christ; 6 inot ▼▼Lit according to
by way of ▼▼I.e., only when the master is watching
eye-service, as lpeople-pleasers, but as mslaves of Christ, ndoing the will of God from the ▼▼Lit soul
heart. 7With goodwill ▼▼Lit rendering
render service, qas to the Lord, and not to people, 8 rknowing that swhatever good thing each one does, he will receive this back from the Lord, twhether slave or free. 9 And masters, do the same things to them, and ugive up threatening, knowing that vboth their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is wno partiality with Him. The Armor of God
10 Finally, xbe strong in the Lord and in ythe strength of His might. 11 zPut on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the aaschemes of the devil. 12For our abstruggle is not against ▼▼Lit blood and flesh
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adflesh and blood, but aeagainst the rulers, against the powers, against the afworld forces of this agdarkness, against the ahspiritual forces of wickedness in aithe heavenly places. 13Therefore, take up ajthe full armor of God, so that you will be able to akresist on althe evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14Stand firm therefore, amhaving belted your waist with truth, and having anput on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and having aostrapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 ▼▼Lit in all
in addition to all, taking up the aqshield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the arflaming arrows of asthe evil one. 17And take atthe helmet of salvation and the ausword of the Spirit, which is avthe word of God. 18 ▼▼Lit Through
With every axprayer and request, ▼▼Lit praying
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azpray at all times bain the Spirit, and with this in view, ▼▼Lit being
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bcbe alert with all bdperseverance and every berequest for all the ▼▼Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
saints, 19and bgpray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me bhin the opening of my mouth, to make known with biboldness bjthe mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an bkambassador blin ▼▼Lit a chain
chains; that ▼▼Two early mss I may speak it boldly
in proclaiming it I may speak boboldly, bpas I ought to speak. 21 bqNow, so that you also may know about my circumstances as to ▼▼Or how
what I am doing, bsTychicus, btthe beloved brother and faithful ▼▼Or minister
servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you. 22 ▼▼Lit Whom I have sent to you
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bwI have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know ▼▼Lit the things about us
about us, and that he may bycomfort your hearts. 23 bzPeace be to the brothers and sisters, and calove with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ ▼▼Lit in incorruption
with incorruptible love.
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