Ephesians 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 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;

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

6 Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,

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

7 with good will, rendering service—as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

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

8 Knowing that, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.

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

9 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.

And, 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.

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

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

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

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

12 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)

For 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. (aiōn g165)

13 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!

Wherefore 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.

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

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

15 And shod your feet with the readiness of the glad-message of peace;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 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]

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

20 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.

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

21 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,

But 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:

22 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.

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

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

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

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

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