Efésios 6

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

² "Honor your father and mother,"which is the first commandment with a promise:

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

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

⁵ Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in simplicity of heart, as to Christ;

⁶ not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God wholeheartedly,

⁷ with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,

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

⁹ And masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

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

¹¹ Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil.

¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual [forces] of evil in the heavenlies.

¹³ Because of this, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having accomplished all things, to stand.

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

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

¹⁶ above all, taking up 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, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

¹⁸ through every prayer and petition, praying in every season in the Spirit, being watchful to this same thing with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints-

¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰ for the sake of which I serve as an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I must speak.

²¹ But that you also may know my circumstances, and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make all things known to you;

²² whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our situation, and that he may comfort your hearts.

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

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