Ephesians 6

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

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

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

And the first commandment with promise, is this: Honor thy father and thy mother;

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

that it may be well with thee, and that thy life may be prolonged on the earth.

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

And parents, anger not your children; but train them up in the discipline and doctrine of our Lord.

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

Servants, be obedient to your masters after the flesh, with fear, and with trepidation, and with simplicity of heart, as unto the Messiah.

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

Not in the sight of the eye, as if ye were pleasing men; but as the servants of the Messiah, who are doing the will of God.

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

And serve them with your whole heart, in love, as if serving our Lord and not men;

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

knowing that whatever good thing a man may do, the same will be recompensed to him by our Lord, whether he be a servant or a free man.

9 And 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.

Also ye masters, do ye so to your servants. Forgive them a fault; because ye know, that ye have a master in heaven; and there is no respect of persons with him.

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

Finally, my brethren, be strong in our Lord, and; in the energy of his power:

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

And put ye on; the whole armor of God, so that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Accuser.

12 For 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. (aiōn g165)

For our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with principalities, and with those in authority, and with the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil spirits that are beneath heaven. (aiōn g165)

13 Therefore 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.

Therefore put ye on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to meet the evil one; and, being in all respects prepared, may stand firm.

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

Stand up therefore, and gird your loins with truth; and put on the breastplate of righteousness;

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

and defend your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace.

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

And herewith take to you the confidence of faith, by which ye will have power to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

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

And put on the helmet of rescue; and take hold of the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18 Pray 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.

And pray ye, with all prayers and supplications, in spirit, at all times: and in prayer be watchful, at all seasons, praying constantly, and interceding for all the saints:

19 Pray 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,

and also for me; that language may be given me, in the opening of my mouth; so that I may boldly proclaim the mystery of the gospel,

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

of which I am a messenger in chains; that I may utter it boldly, as I ought to utter it.

21 Tychicus, 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.

And that ye also may know my affairs, and what I am doing, lo, Tychicus, a beloved brother, and a faithful minister in our Lord, will acquaint you;

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

whom I have sent to you for this purpose, that ye might know what is going on with me, and that your hearts may be comforted.

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

Peace be with the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

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

Grace be with all them who love our Lord Jesus the Messiah without corruptness. Amen.