Ephesians 6

Legacy Standard Bible

Children and Parents

6 ^(A)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ^2 (B)Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), ³ so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long in the land.

^4 (C)Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but ^(D)bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

^5 (E)Slaves, be obedient to those who are your ^[a]masters according to the flesh, with ^(F)fear and trembling, in the ^[b]integrity of your heart, ^(G)as to Christ; ^6 (H)not ^[c]by way of eyeservice, as ^(I)men-pleasers, but as ^(J)slaves of Christ, ^(K)doing the will of God from the ^[d]heart, ⁷ serving with good will ^(L)as to the Lord, and not to men, ^8 (M)knowing that ^(N)whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, ^(O)whether slave or free.

⁹ And masters, do the same things to them, ^(P)giving up threatening, knowing that ^(Q)both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is ^(R)no partiality with Him.

The Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, ^(S)be strong in the Lord and in ^(T)the might of His strength. ^11 (U)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the ^(V)schemes of the devil. ¹² For our ^(W)struggle is not against ^[e](X)flesh and blood, but ^(Y)against the rulers, against the authorities, against the ^(Z)world forces of this ^(AA)darkness, against the ^(AB)spiritual forces of wickedness in ^(AC)the heavenly places. ¹³ Therefore, take up ^(AD)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to ^(AE)resist in ^(AF)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. ¹⁴ Stand firm therefore, ^(AG)having girded your loins with truth, and having ^(AH)put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and having ^(AI)shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. ^16 [f]In addition to all, having taken up the ^(AJ)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the ^(AK)flaming arrows of ^(AL)the evil one, ¹⁷ also receive ^(AM)the helmet of salvation, and the ^(AN)sword of the Spirit, which is ^(AO)the word of God,

^18 (AP)praying at all times ^[g]with all ^(AQ)prayer and petition ^(AR)in the Spirit, and to this end, ^(AS)being on the alert with all ^(AT)perseverance and ^(AU)petition for all the saints, ¹⁹ as well as ^(AV)on my behalf, that ^[h]words may be given to me ^(AW)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with ^(AX)boldness ^(AY)the mystery of the gospel— ²⁰ for which I am an ^(AZ)ambassador ^(BA)in ^[i]chains—so that ^[j]in proclaiming it I may speak ^(BB)boldly, ^(BC)as I ought to speak.

^21 (BD)But that you also may know about all my affairs, ^[k]how I am doing, ^(BE)Tychicus, ^(BF)the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you. ^22 [l](BG)I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know ^[m]our circumstances, and that he may ^(BH)encourage your hearts.

^23 (BI)Peace be to the brothers, and ^(BJ)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ ^[n]with incorruptible love.