Ephesians 6

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

²"Honor thy father and mother;" which is the first commandment with a promise;

³"that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst live long on the earth."

⁴And, ye fathers, stir not up the anger of your children, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

⁵Bond-servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as serving Christ;

⁶not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as bond-servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁷doing service with good will, as to the Lord, and not to men;

⁸knowing that whatever good each one shall have done, that shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bondman or free.

⁹And, ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening; knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil;

¹²for our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of evil in the heavenly regions.

¹³Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breast-plate of righteousness,

¹⁵and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶taking up, in addition to all, the shield of faith, by which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the Evil One;

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

¹⁸praying with all prayer and entreaty at all times in the Spirit; and watching to this end with all perseverance and entreaty for all the saints,

¹⁹and for me, that utterance may be given me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰in behalf of which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may proclaim it boldly, as I ought to speak.

²¹But that ye also may know about me, how I am faring, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will inform you of everything;

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

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

²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an incorruptible love.

Ephesians 6

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

²Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

³That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

⁴And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

⁵Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

⁶Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁷With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

⁸Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

⁹And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

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

¹⁵And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

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

¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

¹⁹And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

²¹But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

²²Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

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

²⁴Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.