Ephesians 6

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(Colossians 3:18–21)

ChildrenG5043, obeyG5219 yourG4771 parentsG1118 inG1722 the LordG2962, forG1063 thisG3778 isG1510 rightG1342. 2“HonorG5091 yourG4771 fatherG3962 andG2532 motherG3384” (whichG3748 isG1510 the firstG4413 commandmentG1785 withG1722 a promiseG1860), 3“thatG2443 it may goG1096 wellG2095 with youG4771 andG2532 that you may haveG1510 a long lifeG3118 onG1909 theG3588 earthG1093.”1

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FathersG3962, do notG3361 provokeG3949 yourG4771 children to wrathG5043; insteadG235, bring them upG1625G846 inG1722 the disciplineG3809 andG2532 instructionG3559 of the LordG2962.

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Serving with Honor

(Colossians 3:22–25; 1 Timothy 6:1–2)

SlavesG1401, obeyG5219 your earthlyG2596G4561 mastersG2962 withG3326 respectG5401 andG2532 fearG5156 and sincerityG572 ofG3588 heartG2588, just asG5613 you would obey ChristG5547. 6And do this not onlyG3361 to please themG5613G441 while they are watchingG2596G3787, butG235 asG5613 servants ofG1401 ChristG5547, doingG4160 theG3588 willG2307 of GodG2316 fromG1537 your heartG5590. 7ServeG1398 withG3326 good willG2133, asG5613 to theG3588 LordG2962 andG2532 notG3756 to menG444, 8because you knowG1492 thatG3754 the LordG2962 will rewardG2865 each oneG1538 for whateverG1437G5100 goodG18 he doesG4160, whetherG1535 he is slaveG1401 orG1535 freeG1658.

9AndG2532 mastersG2962, doG4160 the sameG3588G846 forG4314 your slaves. Give upG447 your use of threatsG547, because you knowG1492 thatG3754 He who is bothG2532 theirG846 MasterG2962 andG2532 yoursG4771 isG1510 inG1722 heavenG3772, andG2532 there isG1510 noG3756 favoritismG4382 withG3844 HimG846.

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The Full Armor of God

FinallyG3064, be strongG1743 inG1722 the LordG2962 andG2532 inG1722 HisG3588G846 mightyG2904 powerG2479. 11Put onG1746 theG3588 full armorG3833 of GodG2316, so thatG4314 youG4771 canG1410 make your standG2476 againstG4314 theG3588 devil’sG1228 schemesG3180. 12ForG3754 ourG1473 struggleG3823 isG1510 notG3756 againstG4314 fleshG4561 andG2532 bloodG129, butG235 againstG4314 theG3588 rulersG746, againstG4314 theG3588 authoritiesG1849, againstG4314 theG3588 powersG2888 ofG3588 this world’sG3778 darknessG4655, and againstG4314 theG3588 spiritualG4152 forces of evilG4189 inG1722 theG3588 heavenly realmsG2032.

13ThereforeG1223 take upG353 theG3588 full armorG3833 of GodG2316, so thatG2443 whenG1722 theG3588 dayG2250 of evil comesG4190, you will be ableG1410 to stand your groundG436, andG2532 having doneG2716 everythingG537, to standG2476. 14Stand firmG2476 thenG3767, withG1722 the belt of truthG225 buckled aroundG4024 yourG4771 waistG3751, with theG3588 breastplateG2382 of righteousnessG1343 arrayedG1746, 15andG2532 with your feetG4228 fittedG5265 withG1722 the readinessG2091 of theG3588 gospelG2098 of peaceG1515. 16In addition toG1722 allG3956 this, take upG353 theG3588 shieldG2375 of faithG4102, withG1722 whichG3739 you canG1410 extinguishG4570 allG3956 theG3588 flamingG4448 arrowsG956 of theG3588 evil oneG4190. 17AndG2532 takeG1209 theG3588 helmetG4030 of salvationG4992 andG2532 theG3588 swordG3162 of theG3588 SpiritG4151, whichG3739 isG1510 the wordG4487 of GodG2316.

18PrayG4336 inG1722 the SpiritG4151 atG1722 allG3956 timesG2540, withG1223 every kind ofG3956 prayerG4335 andG2532 petitionG1162. ToG1519 thisG846 end, stay alertG69 withG1722 allG3956 perseveranceG4343 in your prayersG1162 forG4012 allG3956 theG3588 saintsG40. 19Pray alsoG2532 forG5228 meG1473, thatG2443 wheneverG1722 I openG457 myG1473 mouthG4750, wordsG3056 may be givenG1325 meG1473 so that I will boldlyG1722G3954 make knownG1107 theG3588 mysteryG3466 of theG3588 gospelG2098, 20forG5228 whichG3739 I am an ambassadorG4243 inG1722 chainsG254. Pray thatG2443 I may proclaim it fearlesslyG3955G1722G846, asG5613 IG1473 shouldG1163.

Final Greetings

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

21TychicusG5190, theG3588 belovedG27 brotherG80 andG2532 faithfulG4103 servantG1249 inG1722 the LordG2962, will tellG1107 youG4771 everythingG3956, so thatG2443 youG4771 alsoG2532 may knowG1492 aboutG2596 meG1473 and whatG5101 I am doingG4238. 22I have sentG3992 him toG4314 youG4771 forG1519 this veryG846 purposeG3778, thatG2443 you may knowG1097 aboutG4012 usG1473, andG2532 that he may encourageG3870 yourG4771 heartsG2588.

23PeaceG1515 to theG3588 brothersG80 andG2532 loveG26 withG3326 faithG4102 fromG575 GodG2316 the FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

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GraceG5485 toG3326 allG3956 whoG3588 loveG25 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 withG1722 an undyingG861 love.