Ephesians 6:1 - Philippians 2:4

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.” ⁴ Fathers, 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, ⁶ not by the way of eye-service, as ^(G)people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, ⁷ rendering 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. ⁹ Masters, 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

¹⁰ Finally, ^(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. ¹² For ^(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. ¹³ Therefore ^(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. ¹⁴ Stand therefore, ^(Z)having fastened on the belt of truth, and ^(AA)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and, ^(AB)as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In all circumstances take up ^(AC)the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all ^(AD)the flaming darts of ^(AE)the evil one; ¹⁷ and take ^(AF)the helmet of salvation, and ^(AG)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, ¹⁸ praying ^(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, ¹⁹ and ^(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, ²⁰ for 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. ²² I 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. ²⁴ Grace be with all who ^(AW)love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.

Greeting

1 Paul and Timothy, servants^[e] of Christ Jesus,

To all the ^(AX)saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the ^(AY)overseers^[f] and ^(AZ)deacons:^[g]

^2 (BA)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

^3 (BB)I thank my God ^(BC)in all my remembrance of you, ⁴ always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, ^5 (BD)because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. ⁶ And I am sure of this, that he who began ^(BE)a good work in you ^(BF)will bring it to completion at ^(BG)the day of Jesus Christ. ⁷ It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you ^(BH)in my heart, for you are all ^(BI)partakers with me of grace,^[h] both ^(BJ)in my imprisonment and in ^(BK)the defense and confirmation of the gospel. ⁸ For ^(BL)God is my witness, ^(BM)how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. ⁹ And it is my prayer that ^(BN)your love may abound more and more, ^(BO)with knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ so that you may approve what is excellent, ^(BP)and so be pure and blameless ^(BQ)for the day of Christ, ¹¹ filled ^(BR)with the fruit of righteousness that comes ^(BS)through Jesus Christ, ^(BT)to the glory and praise of God.

The Advance of the Gospel

¹² I want you to know, brothers,^[i] that what has happened to me has really ^(BU)served to advance the gospel, ¹³ so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard^[j] and ^(BV)to all the rest that ^(BW)my imprisonment is for Christ. ¹⁴ And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold ^(BX)to speak the word^[k] without fear.

^15 (BY)Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. ¹⁶ The latter do it out of love, ^(BZ)knowing that I am put here for ^(CA)the defense of the gospel. ¹⁷ The former proclaim Christ ^(CB)out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. ¹⁸ What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.

To Live Is Christ

Yes, and I will rejoice, ¹⁹ for I know that ^(CC)through your prayers and ^(CD)the help of ^(CE)the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, ²⁰ as it is my eager expectation and hope ^(CF)that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full ^(CG)courage now as always Christ ^(CH)will be honored in my body, ^(CI)whether by life or by death. ²¹ For to me ^(CJ)to live is Christ, and to die is gain. ²² If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. ^23 (CK)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is ^(CL)to depart and ^(CM)be with Christ, for that is far better. ²⁴ But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. ^25 (CN)Convinced of this, ^(CO)I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your ^(CP)progress and ^(CQ)joy in the faith, ²⁶ so that in me ^(CR)you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.

²⁷ Only ^(CS)let your manner of life be ^(CT)worthy^[l] of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you ^(CU)that you are standing firm in one spirit, with ^(CV)one mind ^(CW)striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, ²⁸ and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is ^(CX)a clear sign to them of their destruction, but ^(CY)of your salvation, and that from God. ²⁹ For ^(CZ)it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also ^(DA)suffer for his sake, ³⁰ engaged in the same ^(DB)conflict that ^(DC)you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

Christ's Example of Humility

2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from ^(DD)love, any ^(DE)participation in the Spirit, any ^(DF)affection and sympathy, ^2 (DG)complete my joy by being ^(DH)of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. ³ Do nothing from ^(DI)selfish ambition or ^(DJ)conceit, but in ^(DK)humility count others more significant than yourselves. ⁴ Let each of you ^(DL)look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.