6Children, obey^y your parents in the Lord, because this is right. ²Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, ³so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.^A^B^z ⁴Fathers, don’t stir up anger^aa in your children, but bring them up in the training^ab and instruction of the Lord.

SLAVES AND MASTERS

⁵Slaves, obey your human^C masters^ac with fear and trembling,^ad in the sincerity^ae of your heart, as you would Christ. ⁶Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, do God’s will^af from your heart. ⁷Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to people,^ag ⁸knowing that whatever good each one does, slave or free, he will receive this back from the Lord. ⁹And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening^ah them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism^ai with him.^aj

CHRISTIAN WARFARE

¹⁰Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.^ak ¹¹Put on^al the full armor^am of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh^an and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,^ao against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil,^ap spiritual forces in the heavens.^aq ¹³For this reason take up the full armor^ar of God, so that you may be able to resist^as in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. ¹⁴Stand,^at therefore, with truth^au like a belt around your waist, righteousness^av like armor on your chest,^aw ¹⁵and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. ¹⁶In every situation take up the shield^ax of faith^ay with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.^az ¹⁷Take the helmet^ba of salvation and the sword^bb of the Spirit^bc—which is the word of God. ¹⁸Pray^bd at all times in the Spirit^be with every prayer and request, and stay alert^bf with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints. ¹⁹Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness^bg the mystery of the gospel. ²⁰For this I am an ambassador^a in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.

PAUL’S FAREWELL

²¹Tychicus,^b our dearly loved brother and faithful servant^D in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me so that you may be informed. ²²I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage^c your hearts.^d

²³Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father^e and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.^E^F

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Footnotes

AOr life on the earth
C according to the flesh
DOr deacon
EOther add Amen.
F all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruption

Cross references

y Pr 1:8; 6:20; 23:22; Col 3:20
B Ex 20:12
z Ex 20:12
aa Rm 10:19
ab Heb 12:5
ac Col 3:22; 1Pt 2:18
ad Php 2:12
ae 2Co 9:11
af Ps 143:10; Pr 16:9; Gl 1:4; Eph 1:9
ag Col 3:23
ah Ac 4:29; 9:1
ai Col 3:25
aj Col 4:1
ak Ac 4:33
al Pr 31:25
am Eph 6:11–17
an Php 3:3
ao 1Pt 3:22
ap Mt 6:13; Jn 17:15
aq Eph 1:3,20; 2:6; 3:10; Php 2:10
ar 1Th 5:8
as 2Tm 4:15; 1Pt 5:9
at Pr 24:16; Php 1:27
au Jn 14:6; 1Jn 5:20
av Mt 6:33; Rm 1:17; 2Pt 1:1
aw 1Th 5:8
ax Gn 15:1
ay Mt 8:10; Ac 3:16; Rm 1:8; 1Co 2:5; Gl 2:16; 1Tm 1:2; Heb 4:2
az 2Th 3:3
ba 1Th 5:8
bb Mk 14:47
bc Ps 51:11; Jn 1:33; Ac 2:4; Rm 8:9; Gl 5:25; Ti 3:5; Rv 3:22
bd Mt 5:44; Ac 12:12
be Jd 20
bf Pr 6:4
bg 2Co 3:12
a 2Co 5:20
b Ti 3:12
c Lk 16:25
d Col 4:8
e Mt 5:16; 11:27; Lk 11:13; Jn 8:42