Ephesians 6:1–24

Family Relationships

^1aChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

^2aHonor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise),

³so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.

^4aFathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but ^bbring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

^5aSlaves, be obedient to those who are your ¹masters according to the flesh, with ^bfear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, ^cas to Christ;

^6anot ¹by way of eyeservice, as ^bmen-pleasers, but as ^cslaves of Christ, ^ddoing the will of God from the ²heart.

⁷With good will ¹render service, ^aas to the Lord, and not to men,

^8aknowing that ^bwhatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, ^cwhether slave or free.

⁹And masters, do the same things to them, and ^agive up threatening, knowing that ^bboth their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is ^cno partiality with Him.

The Armor of God

¹⁰Finally, ^abe strong in the Lord and in ^bthe strength of His might.

^11aPut on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the ^bschemes of the devil.

¹²For our ^astruggle is not against ^1bflesh and blood, but ^cagainst the rulers, against the powers, against the ^dworld forces of this ^edarkness, against the ^fspiritual forces of wickedness in ^gthe heavenly places.

¹³Therefore, take up ^athe full armor of God, so that you will be able to ^bresist in ^cthe evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

¹⁴Stand firm therefore, ^ahaving girded your loins with truth, and having ^bput on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁵and having ^ashod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶¹in addition to all, taking up the ^ashield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the ^bflaming arrows of ^cthe evil one.

¹⁷And take ^athe helmet of salvation, and the ^bsword of the Spirit, which is ^cthe word of God.

¹⁸¹With all ^aprayer and petition ^2bpray at all times ^cin the Spirit, and with this in view, ^3dbe on the alert with all ^eperseverance and ^fpetition for all the saints,

¹⁹and ^apray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me ^bin the opening of my mouth, to make known with ^cboldness ^dthe mystery of the gospel,

²⁰for which I am an ^aambassador ^bin ¹chains; that ²in proclaiming it I may speak ^cboldly, ^das I ought to speak.

^21aBut that you also may know about my circumstances, ¹how I am doing, ^bTychicus, ^cthe beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.

^221aI have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know ²about us, and that he may ^bcomfort your hearts.

^23aPeace be to the brethren, and ^blove with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ ¹with incorruptible love.