Ephesians 6

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

Ye children, be obedient unto your parents [in the Lord], for this is right:

2 ‘Honor your father and mother’ – this is the first Commandment with a promise –

Honour thy father and thy mother, —which indeed is the first commandment with promise,

3 ‘so that you may prosper and have a long life on earth.’

That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the land.

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

And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.

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

Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto 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 by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants 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;

with good will, rendering service—as unto the Lord, and not unto 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, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.

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, the same things, be doing towards them, forbearing your threat—knowing that, both their and your Master, is in the heavens, and, respect of persons, there is none, with him.

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

For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might:

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

Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary;

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 struggle is not against blood and flesh, but, against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world-holders, of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies. (aiōn g165)

13 Therefore take up the full armor 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.

For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand!

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

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

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

And shod your feet with the readiness of the glad-message 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.

With all, having taken up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall have power, all the ignited darts of the wicked one, to quench;

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, the helmet of salvation, welcome ye, and the sword of the spirit, which is what God hath spoken,

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

With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints, —

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 on behalf of me; —that, unto me, may be given discourse in the opening of my mouth, with freedom of utterance, to make known the sacred secret [of the glad-message]

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

In behalf of which I am conducting an embassy in chains, that, therein, I may use freedom of utterance as it is needful for me 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.

In order, however, that, ye also, may know the things which relate to me—what I am accomplishing, —all things, shall Tychicus make known unto you, [he] the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord,

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 have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may get to know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your hearts.

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

Peace unto the brethren, and love with faith, —from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Favour be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptness.