New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 6

Children and Parents

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

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

3soG2443thatG2443it may turnG1096outG1096wellεὖeuG2095for you, and that you may liveἔσῃesēG1510 G3118longG3118on the earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

4Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,do not provokeG3949your childrenτέκναteknaG5043toG3949angerG3949, butbringG1625them upG1625in the disciplineπαιδείᾳpaideiaG3809and instructionνουθεσίᾳnouthesiaG3559of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

Slaves and Masters

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

6notby wayκατ᾽kat᾽G2596ofeye-serviceὀφθαλμοδουλίανophthalmodoulianG3787, aspeople-pleasersἀνθρωπάρεσκοιanthrōpareskoiG441, but asslavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,doingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316from theheartψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590.

7With goodwillεὐνοίαςeunoiasG2133renderG1398serviceG1398,as to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,and not to peopleἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444,

8knowingG3609thatwhateverἐάν τιean tiG1437 G5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18thingG18eachG1538oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538doesποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160,he will receiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778backG2865from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401orεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθερος.¶eleutherosG1658.

9And mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160the sameG846thingsG846to them, andgiveG447upG447threateningἀπειλήν,apeilēnG547,knowingG3609thatbothG2532their MasterκύριόςkuriosG2962and yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771is in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772, and there isnoοὐκoukG3756partialityπροσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsiaG4382with Him.

The Armor of God

10FinallyG3062,beG1743strongG1743in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962and inthe strengthκράτειkrateiG2904of His mightἰσχύοςischuosG2479.

11PutἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746on the fullG3833armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,soG4314thatG4314you will be ableδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410to standστῆναιstēnaiG2476firmG2476againstG4314theschemesμεθοδείαςmethodeiasG3180of 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,takeἀναλάβετεanalabeteG353upG353the fullG3833armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you will be ableδυνηθῆτεdunēthēteG1410toresistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436onthe evilπονηρᾷponēraG4190dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,and having doneκατεργασάμενοιkatergasamenoiG2716everythingἅπανταhapantaG537,to standστῆναι.¶stēnaiG2476firmG2476.

14StandστῆτεstēteG2476firmG2476thereforeοὖνounG3767,having beltedπεριζωσάμενοιperizōsamenoiG4024your waistὀσφὺνosphunG3751with truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225, and havingputἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746onG1746the breastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,

15and havingstrappedG5265onG5265your feetπόδαςpodasG4228the preparationἑτοιμασίᾳhetoimasiaG2091of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098of peaceεἰρήνης·eirēnēsG1515;

16in addition to allπᾶσινpasinG3956,takingG353upG353theshieldθυρεὸνthureonG2375of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102with whichᾧhōG3739you will be ableδυνήσεσθεdunēsestheG1410to extinguishσβέσαι·sbesaiG4570allπάνταpantaG3956theflamingπεπυρωμέναpepurōmenaG4448arrowsβέληbelēG956ofthe evilπονηροῦponērouG4190one.

17And takeδέξασθεdexastheG1209the helmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030of salvationG4992and theswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whichὅhoG3739isthe wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

18With everyπάσηςpasēsG3956prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335and requestδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162,prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336at allπαντὶpantiG3956timesκαιρῷkairōG2540in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and with thisαὐτὸautoG846in viewεἰςeisG1519,be alertἀγρυπνοῦντεςagrupnountesG69with allπάσῃpasēG3956perseveranceπροσκαρτερήσειproskarterēseiG4343and everyrequestδεήσειdeēseiG1162for allπάντωνpantōnG3956thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,

19and prayinG5228my behalfG5228,that speechλόγοςlogosG3056may be givenδοθῇdothēaG1325to mein the openingἀνοίξειanoixeiG457of my mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750,to makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107knownG1107withboldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,

20for whichοὗhouG3739I amG4243anG4243ambassadorG4243inchainsἁλύσει,haluseiG254; that in proclaimingit I may speakG3955boldlyG3955,as I oughtδεῖdeiG1163to speakλαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980.

21NowδὲdeG1161,soG2443thatG2443you alsoG2532may knowG3609about my circumstancesκατ᾽kat᾽G3588 G2596as towhatτίtiG5101I am doingπράσσω,prassōG4238,TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190,the belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80and faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,will makeγνωρίσειgnōriseiG1107everythingπάνταpantaG3956knownG1107to you.

22I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him to you for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purpose, soG2443thatG2443you may knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097aboutπερὶperiG4012us, and that he maycomfortπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

23PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515be to the brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80and sisters, andloveἀγάπηagapēG26with faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,from GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

24GraceχάριςcharisG5485be with allπάντωνpantōnG3956thoseG3588who loveἀγαπώντωνagapōntōnG25our LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547with incorruptibleἀφθαρσίᾳaphtharsiaG861love.

Children and Parents

Slaves and Masters

The Armor of God

Commentaries on Ephesians 6