Ephesians 6
6
Children and Parents
1Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord,#6:1 Or Children, obey your parents who belong to the Lord; some manuscripts read simply Children, obey your parents. for this is the right thing to do. 2“Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: 3If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”#6:2-3 Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16.
4Fathers,#6:4 Or Parents. do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
Slaves and Masters
5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. 6Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. 7Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 8Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.
9Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don’t threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites.
The Whole Armor of God
10A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12For we#6:12 Some manuscripts read you. are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
13Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. 15For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.#6:15 Or For shoes, put on the readiness to preach the Good News of peace with God. 16In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.#6:16 Greek the evil one. 17Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.#6:18 Greek all of God’s holy people.
19And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike.#6:19 Greek explain the mystery of the Good News; some manuscripts read simply explain the mystery. 20I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.
Final Greetings
21To bring you up to date, Tychicus will give you a full report about what I am doing and how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper in the Lord’s work. 22I have sent him to you for this very purpose—to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you.
23Peace be with you, dear brothers and sisters,#6:23 Greek brothers. and may God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you love with faithfulness. 24May God’s grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Ephesians 6
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Children and Parents
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Prov. 1:8; 6:20; 23:22 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2#Cited from Ex. 20:12“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3“that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, #Gen. 18:19; Deut. 4:9; 6:7; 11:19; Ps. 78:4; Prov. 19:18; 22:6; 29:17; [2 Tim. 3:15]but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Bondservants and Masters
5 # See
1 Pet. 2:18
Bondservants,#6:5 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 6; likewise for bondservant in verse 8 obey your earthly masters#6:5 Or your masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, #[2 Cor. 11:3] with a sincere heart, #[ch. 5:22]as you would Christ, 6not by the way of eye-service, as #See Gal. 1:10people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8#See Ps. 62:12knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, #Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:11whether he is a bondservant or is free. 9Masters, do the same to them, #Lev. 25:43and stop your threatening, knowing that #John 13:13; [Job 31:13-15] he who is both their Master#6:9 Greek Lord and yours is in heaven, and that #See Deut. 10:17there is no partiality with him.
The Whole Armor of God
10Finally, #Rom. 4:20 (Gk.); 2 Tim. 2:1; [1 John 2:14]; See ch. 3:16be strong in the Lord and in #ch. 1:19the strength of his might. 11#ver. 14; Job 29:14; See Rom. 13:12Put on #ver. 13; [2 Cor. 10:4] the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against #ch. 4:14the schemes of the devil. 12For #See 1 Cor. 9:25we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against #ch. 1:21the rulers, against the authorities, against #See ch. 2:2the cosmic powers over #Luke 22:53; Col. 1:13this present darkness, against #[ch. 3:10] the spiritual forces of evil #See ch. 1:3in the heavenly places. 13Therefore #[1 Pet. 4:1] take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in #ch. 5:16the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14Stand therefore, #1 Pet. 1:13; [Isa. 11:5]; See Luke 12:35having fastened on the belt of truth, and #Isa. 59:17; 1 Thess. 5:8; [Isa. 61:10; 2 Cor. 6:7]having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and, #Isa. 52:7; Rom. 10:15; [Ex. 12:11]as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16In all circumstances take up #[1 John 5:4] the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all #[Ps. 120:4] the flaming darts of #See Matt. 13:19the evil one; 17and take #[See ver. 14 above] the helmet of salvation, and #Heb. 4:12; [Isa. 49:2; Hos. 6:5; 2 Cor. 6:7]the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18praying #Luke 18:1at all times #Jude 20; See Rom. 8:26in the Spirit, #Col. 4:2-4with all prayer and supplication. To that end, #See Mark 13:33keep alert with all perseverance, making #1 Tim. 2:1supplication for all the saints, 19and #Col. 4:3; 1 Thess. 5:25; 2 Thess. 3:1; [Isa. 50:4] also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth #See Acts 4:29boldly to proclaim #ch. 3:3the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I #See 2 Cor. 5:20am an ambassador #See Acts 28:20in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
Final Greetings
21 #
Col. 4:7-9
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, #Acts 20:4; 2 Tim. 4:12; Titus 3:12Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. 22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may #Col. 2:2encourage your hearts.
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Gal. 6:16; 2 Thess. 3:16; 1 Pet. 5:14 Peace be to the brothers,#6:23 Or brothers and sisters and #[Gal. 5:6; 1 Thess. 5:8]love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24Grace be with all who #[1 Cor. 16:22]love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.
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