Efésios 6

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

² Honor your father and mother, (which is the first commandment with a promise,)

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

⁴ Also, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; but bring them up in the correction and instruction of the Lord.

⁵ Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the integrity of your heart, as to Christ.

⁶ Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul;

⁷ with good will, acting as servants to the Lord, and not to men:

⁸ knowing that whatever good work any one does, for that he shall receive of the Lord, whether bond or free.

⁹ And, masters, do the same things to them, moderating threatening; knowing, also, that your Master is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹ Put on the complete armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the crafty ways of the devil.

¹² For we wrestle not with flesh and blood, but with governments, with powers, with the rulers of this darkness: with spiritual wickedness in the heavenly regions.

¹³ For this reason, take up the complete armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having fully wrought everything, to stand.

¹⁴ Stand, then, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

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

¹⁶ Over all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

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

¹⁸ With all supplication and deprecation, pray at all seasons in spirit; and for this very purpose, watch with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints:

¹⁹ especially for me, that eloquence may be given me in opening my mouth with boldness, to make known the secret of the gospel;

²⁰ for which I execute the office of an ambassador in a chain; that I may speak boldly concerning it, as it becomes me to speak.

²¹ Moreover, that you also may know the things relating to me, and what I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother, and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

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

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

²⁴ Favor be with all them who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.