Efésios 6

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

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

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

⁴ And you fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up in the nature and admonition of the Lord.

⁵ Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with reverence and humility, in singleness of heart as if to Christ himself;

⁶ not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as the slaves of Christ, doing the will of God;

⁷ slaving with good-will from your heart, as for the Lord and not for men;

⁸ because you know that whatever good any man does, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be slave or free man.

⁹ And you masters, show the same spirit to your slaves, and stop threatening them; for you know that your masters and theirs is in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

¹⁰ Finally, my brothers, let your hearts be strengthened in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹ Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.

¹² For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, the empires, the rulers of this present darkness, the spirit-hosts of evil in the heavenly realm.

¹³ Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground.

¹⁴ Stand firm then, girt about with the belt of truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,

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

¹⁶ And take up to cover you the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the Evil One.

¹⁷ Take likewise the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

¹⁸ Continue to pray at all times, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching for it with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,

²⁰ and in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it boldly as I ought to speak.

²¹ But that you also may know my affairs and how I do, Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.

²² I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may cheer your hearts.

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

²⁴ May grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with sincerity.