Ephesians 6
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Ephesians 6:1-13

11Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 22Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3so that it may turn out well for you, and that you may live long on the earth.

43Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but 4bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

55Slaves, be obedient to those who are your 6masters according to the flesh, with 7fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, 8as to Christ; 69not 10by way of 11eye-service, as 12people-pleasers, but as 13slaves of Christ, 14doing the will of God from the 15heart. 7With goodwill 16render service, 17as to the Lord, and not to people, 818knowing that 19whatever good thing each one does, he will receive this back from the Lord, 20whether slave or free.

9And masters, do the same things to them, and 21give up threatening, knowing that 22both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is 23no partiality with Him.

10Finally, 24be strong in the Lord and in 25the strength of His might. 1126Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the 27schemes of the devil. 12For our 28struggle is not against 2930flesh and blood, but 31against the rulers, against the powers, against the 32world forces of this 33darkness, against the 34spiritual forces of wickedness in 35the heavenly places. 13Therefore, take up 36the full armor of God, so that you will be able to 37resist on 38the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 6:1 Prov 6:20; 23:22; Col 3:20 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 6:2 Ex 20:12; Deut 5:16 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 6:4 Col 3:21 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 6:4 Gen 18:19; Deut 6:7; 11:19; Ps 78:4; Prov 22:6; 2 Tim 3:15 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 6:5 Col 3:22; 1 Tim 6:1; Titus 2:9 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 6:5 I.e., earthly masters, as in first-century Roman culture ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 6:5 1 Cor 2:3 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 6:5 Eph 5:22 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 6:6 Col 3:22 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 6:6 Lit according to ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 6:6 I.e., only when the master is watching ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 6:6 Gal 1:10 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 6:6 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 6:6 Mark 3:35 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 6:6 Lit soul ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 6:7 Lit rendering ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 6:7 Col 3:23 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 6:8 Col 3:24 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 6:8 Matt 16:27; 2 Cor 5:10; Col 3:24f ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 6:8 1 Cor 12:13; Col 3:11 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 6:9 Lev 25:43 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 6:9 Job 31:13ff; John 13:13; Col 4:1 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 6:9 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34; Col 3:25 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 6:10 1 Cor 16:13; 2 Tim 2:1 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 6:10 Eph 1:19 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 6:11 Rom 13:12; Eph 6:13 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 6:11 Eph 4:14 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 6:12 1 Cor 9:25 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 6:12 Lit blood and flesh ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 6:12 Matt 16:17 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 6:12 Eph 1:21; 2:2; 3:10 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 6:12 John 12:31 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 6:12 Acts 26:18; Col 1:13 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 6:12 Eph 3:10 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 6:12 Eph 1:3 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 6:13 Eph 6:11 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 6:13 James 4:7 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 6:13 Eph 5:16 ↩

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