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Ephesians 6:1-13

1Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118intheLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:forthisisG1510rightδίκαιον.dikaionG1342.

2HonorτίμαtimaG5091thyfatherπατέραpateraG3962andmotherμητέρα,mēteraG3384(whichisG1510thefirstπρώτηprōtēG4413commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785withpromiseἐπαγγελίᾳ,epangeliaG1860),

3thatitmaybeἔσῃesēG1510wellwiththee,andthou mayestlivelongontheearthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

4And, yefathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,provokenotyourchildrenG5043towrath:butnurturetheminthechasteningandadmonitionoftheLordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

5ServantsG1401,beobedientG5219untothemthataccordingκατὰkataG2596tothefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561areyourmastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962,withfearφόβουphobouG5401andtrembling,insinglenessofyourheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,asuntoChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547;

6notinthewayofeyeserviceὀφθαλμοδουλίανophthalmodoulianG3787,asmen-pleasers;butasservantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,doingthewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316fromtheheart;

7withgoodwilldoingservice,asuntotheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andnotuntomenG444:

8knowingthatwhatsoevergoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18thingG18eachoneG5100doeth,thesameshallhereceiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865againfromtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,whetherhebebondorfreeἐλεύθερος.¶eleutherosG1658.

9And, yemastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,dothesameG846thingsuntothem,andforbearthreatening:knowingthathewhoisG1510boththeirMasterκύριόςkuriosG2962andyoursisG1510inheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,andthereisG1510norespectofpersonswithhim.

10Finally,bestrongintheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andinthestrengthG2479ofhismight.

11PutἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746onthewholearmorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thatyemaybeableδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410tostandστῆναιstēnaiG2476againstthewilesofthedevilδιαβόλου·diabolouG1228.

12ForourwrestlingisG1510notagainstfleshσάρκαsarkaG4561andbloodαἷμαhaimaG129,butagainsttheprincipalities,againstthepowersG1849,againsttheworld-rulersofthisdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655,againstthespiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152hostsofwickednessG4189intheheavenlyἐπουρανίοις.epouranioisG2032places.

13WhereforetakeἀναλάβετεanalabeteG353upthewholearmorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,thatyemaybeableδυνηθῆτεdunēthēteG1410towithstandintheevilπονηρᾷponēraG4190dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,and, havingdoneall,tostandστῆναι.¶stēnaiG2476.

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