Berean Standard Bible

Ephesians 6

(Colossians 3:18–21)

1ΤὰTaG3588Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοῖςtoisG3588parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962,forγάρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510rightδίκαιον.dikaionG1342.

2“HonorτίμαtimaG5091yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384” (whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510the firstπρώτηprōtēG4413commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785withἐνenG1722a promiseἐπαγγελίᾳ,epangeliaG1860),

3“thatἵναinaG2443it may goγένηταιgenētaiG1096wellεὖeuG2095with youσοιsoiG4771andκαὶkaiG2532thatyou may haveἔσῃesēG1510a long lifeμακροχρόνιοςmakrochroniosG3118onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.”

4ΚαὶKaiG2532οἱhoiG3588Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,do notμὴmēG3361provokeπαροργίζετεparorgizeteG3949yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὰtaG3588children to wrathτέκναteknaG5043;insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,bring them upἐκτρέφετε αὐτὰektrephete autaG1625 G846inἐνenG1722thedisciplineπαιδείᾳpaideiaG3809andκαὶkaiG2532instructionνουθεσίᾳnouthesiaG3559of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

Serving with Honor

(Colossians 3:22–25; 1 Timothy 6:1–2)

5ΟἱHoiG3588Slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourτοῖςtoisG3588earthlyκατὰ σάρκαkata sarkaG2596 G4561mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962withμετὰmetaG3326respectφόβουphobouG5401andκαὶkaiG2532fearτρόμουtromouG5156andἐνenG1722sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572ofτῆςtēsG3588ὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,just asὡςhōsG5613you would obeyτῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547.

6And do thisnot onlyμὴmēG3361to please themὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοιhōs anthrōpareskoiG5613 G441while they are watchingκατ᾽ ὀφθαλμοδουλίανkat᾽ ophthalmodoulianG2596 G3787,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613servants ofδοῦλοιdouloiG1401ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,doingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316fromἐκekG1537yourheartψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590.

7ServeδουλεύοντεςdouleuontesG1398withμετ᾽met᾽G3326good willεὐνοίαςeunoiasG2133,asὡςhōsG5613to theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756to menἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444,

8because you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754παρὰparaG3844theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦτοtoutoG3778will rewardκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538for whateverἐάν τιean tiG1437 G5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18he doesποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535he isslaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401orεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθερος.¶eleutherosG1658.

9AndΚαὶKaiG2532οἱhoiG3588mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160the sameτὰ αὐτὰta autaG3588 G846forπρὸςprosG4314your slavesαὐτοὺςautousG846.Give upἀνιέντεςanientesG447yourτὴνtēnG3588use of threatsἀπειλήν,apeilēnG547,because you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754He who isbothκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ὁhoG3588MasterκύριόςkuriosG2962andκαὶkaiG2532yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771isἐστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756favoritismπροσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsiaG4382withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

The Full Armor of God

10ΤοῦTouG3588FinallyλοιποῦloipouG3064,be strongἐνδυναμοῦσθεendunamoustheG1743inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722Hisτῷ αὐτοῦ.tō autouG3588 G846τῆςtēsG3588mightyκράτειkrateiG2904powerἰσχύοςischuosG2479.

11Put onἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746theτὴνtēnG3588full armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,so thatπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τὸtoG3588canδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410make your standστῆναιstēnaiG2476againstπρὸςprosG4314theτὰςtasG3588τοῦtouG3588devil’sδιαβόλου·diabolouG1228schemesμεθοδείαςmethodeiasG3180.

12ForὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473ἡhēG3588struggleπάληpalēG3823isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756againstπρὸςprosG4314fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561andκαὶkaiG2532bloodαἷμαhaimaG129,butἀλλὰallaG235againstπρὸςprosG4314theτὰςtasG3588rulersἀρχάς,archasG746,againstπρὸςprosG4314theτὰςtasG3588authoritiesἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849,againstπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588powersκοσμοκράτοραςkosmokratorasG2888ofτοῦtouG3588this world’sτούτου,toutouG3778darknessσκότουςskotousG4655, andagainstπρὸςprosG4314theτὰtaG3588spiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152forcesτῆςtēsG3588of evilπονηρίαςponēriasG4189inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588heavenly realmsἐπουρανίοις.epouranioisG2032.

13ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778take upἀναλάβετεanalabeteG353theτὴνtēnG3588full armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,so thatἵναinaG2443whenἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250τῇtēaG3588of evil comesπονηρᾷponēraG4190,you will be ableδυνηθῆτεdunēthēteG1410to stand your groundἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436,andκαὶkaiG2532having doneκατεργασάμενοιkatergasamenoiG2716everythingἅπανταhapantaG537,to standστῆναι.¶stēnaiG2476.

14Stand firmστῆτεstēteG2476thenοὖνounG3767,withἐνenG1722the belt of truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225buckled aroundπεριζωσάμενοιperizōsamenoiG4024yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588waistὀσφὺνosphunG3751, withκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588breastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382τῆςtēsG3588of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343arrayedἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746,

15andκαὶkaiG2532with yourτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228fittedὑποδησάμενοιhupodēsamenoiG5265withἐνenG1722thereadinessἑτοιμασίᾳhetoimasiaG2091of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098τῆςtēsG3588of peaceεἰρήνης·eirēnēsG1515.

16In addition toἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956this,take upἀναλαβόντεςanalabontesG353theτὸνtonG3588shieldθυρεὸνthureonG2375τῆςtēsG3588of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,withἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739you canδυνήσεσθεdunēsestheG1410extinguishσβέσαι·sbesaiG4570allπάνταpantaG3956theτὰtaG3588flamingπεπυρωμέναpepurōmenaG4448τοῦtouG3588arrowsβέληbelēG956of theτὰtaG3588evil oneπονηροῦponērouG4190.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532takeδέξασθεdexastheG1209theτὴνtēnG3588helmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030τοῦtouG3588of salvationG4992andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510thewordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

18PrayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151atἐνenG1722allπάσηςpasēsG3956timesκαιρῷkairōG2540,withδιὰdiaG1223every kind ofπαντὶpantiG3956prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335andκαὶkaiG2532petitionδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162καὶkaiG2532.ToεἰςeisG1519thisαὐτὸautoG846end,stay alertἀγρυπνοῦντεςagrupnountesG69withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956perseveranceπροσκαρτερήσειproskarterēseiG4343καὶkaiG2532in your prayersδεήσειdeēseiG1162forπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40.

19PrayalsoκαὶkaiG2532forὑπὲρhuperG5228meG1473,thatἵναinaG2443wheneverἐνenG1722I openἀνοίξειanoixeiG457τοῦtouG3588myG1473mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750,wordsλόγοςlogosG3056may be givenδοθῇdothēaG1325meG1473so that I willboldlyἐν παρρησίᾳen parrēsiaG1722 G3954make knownγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,

20forὑπὲρhuperG5228whichοὗhouG3739I am an ambassadorπρεσβεύωpresbeuōG4243inἐνenG1722chainsἁλύσει,haluseiG254. PraythatἵναinaG2443I may proclaim it fearlesslyἐν αὐτῷ παρρησιάσωμαιen autō parrēsiasōmaiG3955 G1722 G846,asὡςhōsG5613IG1473shouldδεῖdeiG1163λαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980.

Final Greetings

(Philippians 4:21–23; 2 Timothy 4:19–22)

21TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190,theτὰtaG3588belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,will tellγνωρίσειgnōriseiG1107youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771everythingπάνταpantaG3956δὲdeG1161,so thatἽναHinaG2443youὑμῖνhuminG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532may knowG1492ὁhoG3588aboutκατ᾽kat᾽G2596meἐμέ,emeG1473andwhatτίtiG5101I am doingπράσσω,prassōG4238.

22I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992himὃνhonG3739toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771forεἰςeisG1519this veryαὐτὸautoG846purposeτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatἵναinaG2443you may knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532thathe may encourageπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

23PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηagapēG26withμετὰmetaG3326faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

24ἩHēG3588GraceχάριςcharisG5485toμετὰmetaG3326allπάντωνpantōnG3956whoτῶνtōnG3588loveἀγαπώντωνagapōntōnG25ourG1473τὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547withἐνenG1722an undyingἀφθαρσίᾳaphtharsiaG861love.