Ephesians 6

English Standard Version

Children and Parents

6 ^(A)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ²^(B)“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, ^(C)but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters

⁵^(D)Bondservants,^[a] obey your earthly masters^[b] with fear and trembling, ^(E)with a sincere heart, ^(F)as you would Christ, ⁶not by the way of eye-service, as ^(G)people-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^(H)knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, ^(I)whether he is a bondservant or is free. ⁹Masters, do the same to them, ^(J)and stop your threatening, knowing that ^(K)he who is both their Master^[c] and yours is in heaven, and that ^(L)there is no partiality with him.

The Whole Armor of God

¹⁰Finally, ^(M)be strong in the Lord and in ^(N)the strength of his might. ¹¹^(O)Put on ^(P)the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against ^(Q)the schemes of the devil. ¹²For ^(R)we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against ^(S)the rulers, against the authorities, against ^(T)the cosmic powers over ^(U)this present darkness, against ^(V)the spiritual forces of evil ^(W)in the heavenly places. ¹³Therefore ^(X)take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in ^(Y)the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. ¹⁴Stand therefore, ^(Z)having fastened on the belt of truth, and ^(AA)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵and, ^(AB)as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. ¹⁶In all circumstances take up ^(AC)the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all ^(AD)the flaming darts of ^(AE)the evil one; ¹⁷and take ^(AF)the helmet of salvation, and ^(AG)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, ¹⁸praying ^(AH)at all times ^(AI)in the Spirit, ^(AJ)with all prayer and supplication. To that end, ^(AK)keep alert with all perseverance, making ^(AL)supplication for all the saints, ¹⁹and ^(AM)also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth ^(AN)boldly to proclaim ^(AO)the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰for which I ^(AP)am an ambassador ^(AQ)in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Final Greetings

²¹^(AR)So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, ^(AS)Tychicus 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 ^(AT)encourage your hearts.

²³^(AU)Peace be to the brothers,^[d] and ^(AV)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴Grace be with all who ^(AW)love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.

Footnotes

Ephesians 6:5 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 6; likewise for bondservant in verse 8
Ephesians 6:5 Or your masters according to the flesh
Ephesians 6:9 Greek Lord
Ephesians 6:23 Or brothers and sisters

Ephesians 6

Revised Geneva Translation

6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord. For this is right.

²Honor 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 Earth.

⁴And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger. But bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

⁵Servants, be obedient to your masters, according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of heart, as unto Christ;

⁶not with service to the eye (as man-pleasers) but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart

⁷with good will, serving the Lord and not man.

⁸And know that whatever good thing anyone does, that same shall he receive from the Lord, whether slave or free.

⁹And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening and knowing that your master also is in Heaven. And there is no partiality with Him.

¹⁰Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.

¹¹Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceit of the devil.

¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the kings, against the authorities, and against the rulers of the darkness of this world; against the spiritual forces of iniquity which are in the high place.

¹³For this reason take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on the evil day. And having finished all things, stand fast.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having wrapped your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁵and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.

¹⁶Above all, take the shield of Faith, with which you may quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

¹⁸And pray always, with all manner of prayer and supplication, in the Spirit. And watch for this very thing - with all perseverance and supplication - for all Saints

¹⁹and for me; that a Word may be given to me, so that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the secret of the Gospel,

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in a chain. So that therein I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.

²¹And so that you may also know my affairs (and what I do) Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things.

²²I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you might know my affairs and that he might comfort your hearts.

²³Peace to the brothers and love with faith, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ incorruptibly. Amen.

(written from Rome to the Ephesians and sent by Tychicus.)

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