New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 6:1-13

1Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219your parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118in the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is rightδίκαιον.dikaionG1342.

2HonorτίμαtimaG5091your fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384(whichἥτιςhētisG3748is the firstπρώτηprōtēG4413commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785with a promiseἐπαγγελίᾳ,epangeliaG1860),

3soἵναinaG2443that it may be wellεὖeuG2095with you, and that you may liveG3118longG3118on the earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

4Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,do not provokeG3949your childrenτέκναteknaG5043to angerG3949, butbringἐκτρέφετεektrepheteG1625them up in the disciplineπαιδείᾳpaideiaG3809and instructionνουθεσίᾳnouthesiaG3559of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

5Slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,be obedientὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219to thoseG3588who are yourmastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561, withfearφόβουphobouG5401and tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156,in the sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of your heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,as to ChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547;

6notby wayκατ᾽kat᾽G2596of eyeserviceὀφθαλμοδουλίανophthalmodoulianG3787, asmen-pleasersἀνθρωπάρεσκοιanthrōpareskoiG441, but asslavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,doingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316from theheartψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590.

7With goodG2133willG2133renderG1398serviceG1398,as to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,and not to menἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444,

8knowingG3609thatwhateverἐάν τιean tiG1437 G5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18thingG18eachG1538oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538doesποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778he will receiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865backG2865from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401orεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθερος.¶eleutherosG1658.

9And mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160the sameG846thingsG846to them, andgiveἀνιέντεςanientesG447up threateningἀπειλήν,apeilēnG547,knowingG3609thatbothG2532their MasterκύριόςkuriosG2962and yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771is in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772, and there isnoοὐκoukG3756partialityπροσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsiaG4382with Him.

10FinallyG3062,be strongἐνδυναμοῦσθεendunamoustheG1743in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962and inthe strengthκράτειkrateiG2904of His mightἰσχύοςischuosG2479.

11PutἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746on the fullG3833armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,soπρὸςprosG4314that you will be ableδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410to standστῆναιstēnaiG2476firmG2476againstπρὸςprosG4314theschemesμεθοδείαςmethodeiasG3180of the devilδιαβόλου·diabolouG1228.

12For ourstruggleπάληpalēG3823is not againstπρὸςprosG4314fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561and bloodαἷμαhaimaG129, butagainstπρὸςprosG4314the rulersἀρχάς,archasG746,againstπρὸςprosG4314the powersἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849,againstπρὸςprosG4314theworldG2888forcesG2888of thisτούτου,toutouG3778darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,againstπρὸςprosG4314thespiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152forcesof wickednessπονηρίαςponēriasG4189inthe heavenlyἐπουρανίοις.epouranioisG2032places.

13Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,takeἀναλάβετεanalabeteG353upthe fullG3833armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,soἵναinaG2443that you will be ableδυνηθῆτεdunēthēteG1410toresistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436inthe evilπονηρᾷponēraG4190dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,and having doneκατεργασάμενοιkatergasamenoiG2716everythingἅπανταhapantaG537,to standστῆναι.¶stēnaiG2476firmG2476.

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