Ephesians 6

1 The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

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

2 honour thy father and mother,

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

3 which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayst liue long on earth.

4 And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord.

5 The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare and trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ,

6 not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

Not with seruice to the eye, as men pleasers, but as the seruants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

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

With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.

8 having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

And knowe ye that whatsoeuer good thing any man doeth, that same shall he receiue of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

9 And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

And ye masters, doe the same things vnto them, putting away threatning: and know that euen your master also is in heauen, neither is there respect of person with him.

10 As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

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

11 put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

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

12 because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places; (aiōn g165)

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly gouernours, the princes of the darkenesse of this worlde, against spirituall wickednesses, which are in ye hie places. (aiōn g165)

13 because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done — to stand.

For this cause take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euill day, and hauing finished all things, stand fast.

14 Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

Stand therefore, and your loynes girded about with veritie, and hauing on the brest plate of righteousnesse,

15 and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;

And your feete shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.

16 above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

Aboue all, take the shielde of faith, wherewith ye may quench all the fierie dartes of the wicked,

17 and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

And take the helmet of saluation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the worde of God.

18 through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints —

And pray alwayes with all maner prayer and supplication in the Spirit: and watch thereunto with all perseuerance and supplication for al Saints,

19 and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

And for me, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to publish the secret of the Gospel,

20 for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely — as it behoveth me to speak.

Whereof I am the ambassadour in bonds, that therein I may speake boldely, as I ought to speake.

21 And that ye may know — ye also — the things concerning me — what I do, all things make known to you shall Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful ministrant in the Lord,

But that ye may also know mine affaires, and what I doe, Tychicus my deare brother and faithfull minister in the Lord, shall shewe you of all things,

22 whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.

Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that ye might knowe mine affaires, and that he might comfort your hearts.

23 Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Peace be with the brethren, and loue with faith from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

24 The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ — undecayingly! Amen.

Grace be with all them which loue our Lord Iesus Christ, to their immortalitie, Amen. ‘Written from Rome vnto the Ephesians, and sent by Tychicus.’