Ephesians 6

¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

²“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

³“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

⁴Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

⁵Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

⁶And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

⁷Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

⁸because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

⁹And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

¹¹Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

¹³Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

¹⁵and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.

¹⁶In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

¹⁸Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

¹⁹Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.

²¹Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.

²²I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

²³Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

Ephesians 6

¹The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

²honour thy father and mother,

³which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

⁴And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

⁵The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

⁶not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

⁷with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

⁸having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

⁹And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

¹⁰As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

¹¹put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

¹²because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

¹³because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having doneto stand.

¹⁴Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

¹⁵and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;

¹⁶above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

¹⁷and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

¹⁸through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints

¹⁹and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freelyas it behoveth me to speak.

²¹And that ye may knowye alsothe things concerning mewhat I do, all things make known to you shall Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful ministrant in the Lord,

²²whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.

²³Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

²⁴The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christundecayingly! Amen.