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Ephesians 6:1-13

1Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118in[the]Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962,forthisisG1510justG1342.

2Honour thyfatherπατέραpateraG3962andthymotherμητέρα,mēteraG3384,whichisG1510thefirstπρώτηprōtēG4413commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785withapromiseἐπαγγελίᾳ,epangeliaG1860,

3thatitmaybeἔσῃesēG1510wellwiththee,andthatthou mayestbeG1510long-livedontheearthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

4And[ye]fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,donotprovokeyourchildrenG5043toanger,butbringthemupin[the]disciplineπαιδείᾳpaideiaG3809andadmonitionof[the]Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

5Bondmen,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,withfearφόβουphobouG5401andtrembling,insimplicityofyourheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588astotheChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547;

6notwitheye-serviceasmen-pleasers;butasbondmenofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,doingthewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316from[the]soulG5590,

7servingG1398withgoodwillastotheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andnottomenG444;

8knowingthatwhatevergoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18eachshalldo,thisheshallreceiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,whetherbondorfreeἐλεύθερος.¶eleutherosG1658.

9And,mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,dothesameG846thingstowardsthem,givingupthreatening,knowingthatboththeirandyourMasterκύριόςkuriosG2962isG1510inheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,andthereisG1510noacceptanceofpersonswithhim.

10Fortherest, brethren,bestrongin[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andinthemightofhisstrengthG2479.

11PutἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746onthepanoplyofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thatyemaybeableδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410tostandστῆναιstēnaiG2476againsttheartificesofthedevilδιαβόλου·diabolouG1228:

12becauseourstruggleisG1510notagainstbloodαἷμαhaimaG129andfleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,butagainstprincipalities,againstauthoritiesἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849,againsttheuniversal lordsofthisdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655,againstspiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152[powerG1849]ofwickednessG4189intheheavenlies.

13ForthisreasontakeἀναλάβετεanalabeteG353[toyou]thepanoplyofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,thatyemaybeableδυνηθῆτεdunēthēteG1410towithstandintheevilπονηρᾷponēraG4190dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,and, havingaccomplishedallthingsG3778,tostandστῆναι.¶stēnaiG2476.

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