以弗所书 6
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
父母和儿女的本分
6 你们做儿女的，要在主里听从父母，这是理所当然的。 2 “要孝敬父母，使你得福，在世长寿。”这是第一条带应许的诫命。 4 你们做父亲的，不要惹儿女的气，只要照着主的教训和警戒养育他们。
主人和仆人的本分
5 你们做仆人的，要惧怕战兢，用诚实的心听从你们肉身的主人，好像听从基督一般。 6 不要只在眼前侍奉，像是讨人喜欢的，要像基督的仆人，从心里遵行神的旨意， 7 甘心侍奉，好像服侍主，不像服侍人。 8 因为晓得各人所行的善事，不论是为奴的，是自主的，都必按所行的得主的赏赐。 9 你们做主人的，待仆人也是一理，不要威吓他们。因为知道，他们和你们同有一位主在天上，他并不偏待人。
须穿戴神所赐的全副军装
10 我还有末了的话，你们要靠着主，倚赖他的大能大力做刚强的人。 11 要穿戴神所赐的全副军装，就能抵挡魔鬼的诡计。 12 因我们并不是与属血气的争战，乃是与那些执政的、掌权的、管辖这幽暗世界的，以及天空属灵气的恶魔争战。[a] 13 所以，要拿起神所赐的全副军装，好在磨难的日子抵挡仇敌；并且成就了一切，还能站立得住。 14 所以要站稳了，用真理当做带子束腰，用公义当做护心镜遮胸， 15 又用平安的福音当做预备走路的鞋穿在脚上。 16 此外，又拿着信德当做藤牌，可以灭尽那恶者一切的火箭； 17 并戴上救恩的头盔，拿着圣灵的宝剑，就是神的道。
当随时警醒祷告
18 靠着圣灵，随时多方祷告祈求，并要在此警醒不倦，为众圣徒祈求； 19 也为我祈求，使我得着口才，能以放胆开口讲明福音的奥秘—— 20 我为这福音的奥秘做了戴锁链的使者——并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。
21 今有所亲爱、忠心侍奉主的兄弟推基古，他要把我的事情并我的景况如何全告诉你们，叫你们知道。 22 我特意打发他到你们那里去，好叫你们知道我们的光景，又叫他安慰你们的心。
23 愿平安、仁爱、信心从父神和主耶稣基督归于弟兄们！ 24 并愿所有诚心爱我们主耶稣基督的人都蒙恩惠！
Footnotes
- 以弗所书 6:12 两“争战”原文都作“摔跤”。
Ephesians 6
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 6
Christ and the Members of the Household[a]
Children and Parents. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for it is only right that you should do so. 2 “Honor your father and your mother.” This is the first commandment that is connected with a promise: 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on earth.”4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Slaves and Masters. 5 Slaves, be constant in your unwavering obedience to your earthly masters with fear and trembling and with the same heartfelt sincerity that you show to Christ. 6 Do this not just when they are watching you, as if you only had to please human beings, but as slaves of Christ, wholeheartedly carrying out the will of God. 7 Do your work willingly, as for the Lord and not for human beings, 8 knowing that whatever good we may do, whether as slaves or as free men, we will be repaid by the Lord.
9 And masters, treat your slaves fairly. Stop threatening them. Remember that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and he shows no favoritism.
The Christian Warfare[b]
10 Put On the Armor of God. Finally, find your strength in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the armor of God so that you will be able to stand firm against the deceit of the devil. 12 For we are not struggling against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, the powers, and the cosmic rulers of this present darkness, and against the spirits of evil in the heavens.
13 Therefore, put on the armor of God, so that you will be able to hold fast on the evil day and to hold your ground with all your strength. 14 Stand firm, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness clothing you, 15 and with your feet shod in zeal to proclaim the gospel of peace.
16 In all circumstances, hold in your hand the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation as well as the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 Be Vigilant in Prayer. In all of your prayers and entreaties, pray always in the Spirit. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. 19 Pray also for me, so that whenever I open my mouth, I may be given the proper words to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as is my duty.
Conclusion[c]
21 A Personal Message. So that you may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus, my beloved brother and a faithful minister in the Lord, will keep you informed. 22 I am sending him to you for this specific purpose, so that you will know how we are and that your hearts may be encouraged.
23 Final Greeting. May God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ grant peace and love with faith to all the brethren.
24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with undying devotion.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 6:1 Christian life also gives a new meaning to relations between children and parents. In an age less attentive than ours to the lot of little children, Paul was already emphasizing the responsibility of parents, without denying the duties of the young. The atmosphere he suggests is one of dialogue.
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As for slavery, Paul does not pass judgment on the social structure of his age (see 1 Cor 7:21-22; Col 3:22-25; 1 Tim 6:1-2; Tit 2:9-10; Philem), but he does foretell new relations between master and slave, since all are equal before God, whatever the differences in their roles and social obligations. - Ephesians 6:10 Christ’s triumph over evil and the devil must be appropriated by individual Christians in the human sphere through a kind of spiritual warfare against the malevolent spirits in the heavens. For this, Christians need to be clothed with the armor of God (see Isa 11:5; 59:17; see also Wis 5:17-20)—a spiritual armor. They must strive to counter the forces of evil by relying on the Gospel and prayer.
- Ephesians 6:21 Paul issues a personal message and a final blessing. He sends Tychicus, his coworker, to carry the Letter personally to the addressees and to be his surrogate. He then offers final greetings. The fact that he does not give any personal references such as can be found in his Letters seems to indicate that the Letter was a circular one, not sent to the Ephesians alone.
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