Ephesians 6

1 Children, obey your parents, as children of the Lord; for that is but right.

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

2 “Honour your father and mother” – this is the first Commandment with a promise –

Honor thy father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise,

3 “so that you may prosper and have a long life on earth.”

so that it may become well with thee, and thou will be long lasting on the earth.

4 And fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up with Christian discipline and instruction.

And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children, but rear them in the training and admonition of the Lord.

5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;

Bondmen, be obedient to the masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ.

6 not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had merely to please people, but as slaves of Christ, who are trying to carry out the will of God.

Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,

7 Give your service heartily and cheerfully, as working for the Master and not for people;

bond-serving with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men.

8 for you know that everyone will be rewarded by the Master for any honest work that he has done, whether he is a slave or free.

Knowing that whatever good thing each may do, he will receive this from the Lord, whether bondman or freeman.

9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same spirit. Give up threatening them; for you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that before him there is no distinction of rank.

And ye masters, do the same things to them, easing up the threats, knowing also that the master of you yourselves is in the heavens, and there is no partiality from him.

10 For the future, find strength in your union with the Lord, and in the power which comes from his might.

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

11 Put on the full armour of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.

Put on the full armor of God to enable you to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For ours is no struggle against enemies of flesh and blood, but against all the various powers of evil that hold sway in the darkness around us, against the spirits of wickedness on high. (aiōn g165)

Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the heavenly things. (aiōn g165)

13 Therefore take up the full armour of God, so that when the evil day comes, you may be able to withstand the attack, and, having fought to the end, still to stand your ground.

Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand your ground, then, with truth for your belt, and with righteousness for your breastplate,

Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

15 and with the readiness to serve the good news of peace as shoes for your feet.

and having shod your feet in preparation of the good news of peace.

16 At every onslaught take up faith for your shield; for with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one.

Above all having taken up the shield of faith, by which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of evil.

17 And receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit – which is the message of God – always with prayer and supplication.

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

18 Pray in spirit at all times. Be intent on this, with unwearying perseverance and supplication for all Christ’s people –

praying through every prayer and entreaty at every time in spirit, and being alert in this same thing in all perseverance and entreaty for all the sanctified,

19 and on my behalf also, so that when I begin to speak, words may be given me, so that I may fearlessly make known the inmost truth of the good news,

and for me, so that utterance may be given to me in boldness in opening my mouth to make known the mystery of the good news,

20 on behalf of which I am an ambassador – in chains! Pray that, in telling it, I may speak fearlessly as I ought.

for which I am an ambassador in bondage, so that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

21 To enable you, as well as others, to know all that concerns me and what I am doing, Tychicus, our dear friend and faithful helper in the Master’s cause, will tell you everything.

But that ye also may know the things concerning me, what I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful helper in the Lord, will make known all things to you.

22 I am sending him to you on purpose that you may learn all about us, and that he may cheer your hearts.

Whom I sent to you for this same thing, so that ye might know the things about us, and that he might encourage your hearts.

23 May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ give every follower peace, and love linked with faith.

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

24 May God’s blessing be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

The grace is with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptibility. Truly.