Ephesians 6

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

Children, obey your parents in our Lord, for this is right; and this is the first commandment which promiseth.

2 honour thy father and mother,

Honour thy father and thy mother,

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 thy life be prolonged upon the earth.

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

Parents, make not your children angry, but make them to grow in the discipline and in the doctrine of our 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;

Servants, be subject to your masters who are according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, and with simplicity of heart, as unto the Meshiha:

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

not in the sight of the eyes, as if you were pleasing men (only), but as the servants of Meshiha who do the will of Aloha.

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

And serve them from all your soul, in love, as unto our Lord, and not as unto men;

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

knowing that whatever good a man doeth he is rewarded by our Lord, whether he be a servant or a son of freedom.

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.

So you, masters, do likewise to your servants; forgiving them a fault; for you know also that your Master is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

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

HENCEFORTH, my brethren, be strong in our Lord, and in the power of his strength.

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

And clothe you in all the armour of Aloha, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the accuser.

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 your wrestling is not with flesh and blood (only), but with princes, and with powers, and with the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil spirits who are under heaven. (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.

Wherefore clothe you with all the armour of Aloha, that you may be able to meet the evil one, and being prepared in every thing you may stand.

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

Stand, therefore, with your loins strengthened with the truth, and wear the breastplate of righteousness,

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

and let your feet be 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,

and with these take to you the shield of faith, that therewith you may be empowered with strength to extinguish all the burning shafts of that evil one;

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

and put on the helmet of salvation, and take the sword of the Spirit which is the word of Aloha.

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 with all prayers, and with all supplications, pray at all times in the Spirit, and in that prayer be watchful in all seasons,

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,

praying constantly and invoking on behalf of all the saints; and for me also, that the word may be given me with openness of my mouth, that I may boldly proclaim the mystery 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.

for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may speak with freedom, as it behoveth me to speak it.

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 you may know also what relateth to me, and what I am doing, behold, Tykikos, a brother beloved, and a faithful minister of our Lord, will make known to you;

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 have sent to you on account of this, that he may make you acquainted with what relateth to me, and may 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 love with faith from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

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

Grace be with all them who love our Lord Jeshu Meshiha incorruptibly. Amen.