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,
“Honor yoʋr father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a 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 yoʋ and yoʋ may 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.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training 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;
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
6 Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,
Do not try to please them only when they are watching you, but act like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
7 with good will, rendering service—as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
Serve with a good attitude, as serving the Lord and not 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 whatever good anyone does he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a slave 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.
Masters, do the same for your slaves and stop threatening them, because you know that your own Master is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
10 For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might:
Finally, my brothers, 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 full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes 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 the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly 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!
Therefore take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist the enemy on the day of evil, and after you have done everything, to stand firm.
14 Stand therefore, —having girded your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Stand firm therefore by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, putting on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 And shod your feet with the readiness of the glad-message of peace;
and shodding your feet with the readiness 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, take up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And, the helmet of salvation, welcome ye, and the sword of the spirit, which is what God hath spoken,
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, —
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every prayer and supplication, and to this end, stay alert and be persistent in praying for all the 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]
Pray also for me, so that when I open my mouth to speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness 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 chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I should.
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,
Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will give you a full report about how I am doing so that you may be informed.
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.
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.
23 Peace unto the brethren, and love with faith, —from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.
Peace be with the brothers, 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 who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. Amen.
