Revised Version 1895

Ephesians 6

1Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourG2962parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118inἐνenG1722theG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:forγάρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510rightδίκαιον.dikaionG1342.

2Honour thyfatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384(whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510theG3588firstπρώτηprōtēG4413commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785withἐνenG1722promiseἐπαγγελίᾳ,epangeliaG1860),

3thatἵναinaG2443itG1510mayG2532beἔσῃesēG1510wellG2532withG1909thee,andG2532thou mayestliveG3118longG3118onG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

4AndG2532, yefathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,provokeπαροργίζετεparorgizeteG3949notμὴmēG3361yourG2962childrenτέκναteknaG5043toG2532wrath:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235nurturethemαὐτὰautaG846inἐνenG1722theοἱhoiG3588chasteningandG2532admonitionofG2962theτὰtaG3588Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

5Servantsδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,beG2532obedientὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219untothemG1722thatG5613accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561areyourG2962mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962,withμετὰmetaG3326fearφόβουphobouG5401andG2532tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156,inG1722singlenessofG2962yourG2962heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,asG5613untoChristΧριστῷ.ChristōG5547;

6notμὴmēG3361inG2596theG3588wayG2596ofG1537eyeserviceὀφθαλμοδουλίανophthalmodoulianG3787,asὡςhōsG5613men-pleasersἀνθρωπάρεσκοιanthrōpareskoiG441;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401ofG1537ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,doingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160theG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316fromG1537theG3588heartψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590;

7withμετ᾽met᾽G3326goodεὐνοίαςeunoiasG2133willG2962doingserviceδουλεύοντεςdouleuontesG1398,asὡςhōsG5613untotheτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756untomenἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444:

8knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754whatsoevergoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18thingG18eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneG5100doeth,theG4160sameG3778shallG3778heG3778receiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865againfromπαρὰparaG3844theG4160LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535heG3778beG5100bondorεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθερος.¶eleutherosG1658.

9AndG2532, yemastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160theG3588sameG846thingsG846untothemG846,andG2532forbearthreateningἀπειλήν,apeilēnG547:knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754bothG2532theirG846MasterκύριόςkuriosG2962andG2532yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771isG1510inG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,andG2532thereG1510isG1510noοὐκoukG3756respectofG2962personsG1438withG1722himG846.

10FinallyλοιποῦloipouG3064,beG2532strongἐνδυναμοῦσθεendunamoustheG1743inἐνenG1722theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andG2532inἐνenG1722theG3588strengthG2479ofG2962hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mightG2479.

11PutἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746onG2476theG3588whole armourofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thatG2316yemayG2316beG2316ableδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410toπρὸςprosG4314standστῆναιstēnaiG2476againstπρὸςprosG4314theG3588wilesofG2316theG3588devilδιαβόλου·diabolouG1228.

12ForὅτιhotiG3754ourG2532wrestlingisἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756againstπρὸςprosG4314fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561andG2532bloodαἷμαhaimaG129,butἀλλὰallaG235againstπρὸςprosG4314theG3588principalitiesἀρχάς,archasG746,againstπρὸςprosG4314theG3588powersἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849,againstπρὸςprosG4314theG3588world-rulersofG129thisτούτου,toutouG3778darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,againstπρὸςprosG4314theG3588spiritualπνευματικὰpneumatikaG4152hostsofG129wickednessπονηρίαςponēriasG4189inἐνenG1722theG3588heavenlyἐπουρανίοις.epouranioisG2032places.

13WhereforetakeἀναλάβετεanalabeteG353upG353theG3588wholeG537armourofG2250Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,thatG2443yemayG2532beG2532ableδυνηθῆτεdunēthēteG1410toG2443withstandinἐνenG1722theG3588evilπονηρᾷponēraG4190dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,andG2532, havingdoneκατεργασάμενοιkatergasamenoiG2716allG537,toG2443standστῆναι.¶stēnaiG2476.

14StandστῆτεstēteG2476thereforeοὖνounG3767,havingG3767girdedπεριζωσάμενοιperizōsamenoiG4024yourG2532loinsὀσφὺνosphunG3751withG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,andG2532havingG3767putἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746onG1722theG3588breastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382ofG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,

15andG2532havingshodὑποδησάμενοιhupodēsamenoiG5265yourG2532feetπόδαςpodasG4228withἐνenG1722theG3588preparationἑτοιμασίᾳhetoimasiaG2091ofG2098theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098ofG2098peaceεἰρήνης·eirēnēsG1515;

16withaltakingG353upG353theG3956shieldθυρεὸνthureonG2375ofG3956faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, wherewith ye shallbeG3956ableδυνήσεσθεdunēsestheG1410toG1410quenchσβέσαι·sbesaiG4570allG3956theG3956fiery dartsofG3956theG3956evilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneᾧhōG3739.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532takeδέξασθεdexastheG1209theτὴνtēnG3588helmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030ofG4151salvationG4992,andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162ofG4151theτὴνtēnG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510theτοῦtouG3588wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487ofG4151Godθεοῦ·theouG2316:

18withἐνenG1722allG3956prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335andκαὶkaiG2532supplicationδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336atallG3956seasonsκαιρῷkairōG2540inἐνenG1722theG3956SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532watching thereuntoinἐνenG1722allG3956perseveranceπροσκαρτερήσειproskarterēseiG4343andκαὶkaiG2532supplicationδεήσειdeēseiG1162forεἰςeisG1519allG3956theG3956saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,

19AndG2532onG1722myG1722behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,thatG2443utteranceG3056mayG2532beG2532givenG1325untomeG1325inG1722openingἀνοίξειanoixeiG457myG1722mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750,toG2443makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107knownG1107withG1722boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954theG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofG3056theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,

20forὑπὲρhuperG5228whichG3739IG1473amG4243anG5613ambassadorG4243inἐνenG1722chainsἁλύσει,haluseiG254;thatG3739inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846IG1473mayG2443speakλαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980boldlyπαρρησιάσωμαιparrēsiasōmaiG3955,asG5613IG1473oughtδεῖdeiG1163toG2443speakG2980.

21ButδὲdeG1161thatG2443yealsoG2532mayG2532knowG1492myG3956affairs,howτίtiG5101Iἐμέ,emeG1473doπράσσω,prassōG4238,TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190,theG3956belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andG2532faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249inἐνenG1722theG3956Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,shallG2532makeγνωρίσειgnōriseiG1107knownG1107toG2443youG5210allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956:

22whomG3739IG1473havesentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992untoyouG5210forεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purposeG3739,thatG3739yemayG2532knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097ourG2532state,andG2532thatG3739heG2532mayG2532comfortπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870yourG2532heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

23PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515beG2532toG2532theG3588brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80,andG2532loveἀγάπηagapēG26withμετὰmetaG3326faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316theG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andG2532theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

24GraceχάριςcharisG5485beG3956withμετὰmetaG3326allG3956themG1722thatG3956loveἀγαπώντωνagapōntōnG25ourG2424LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547inG1722uncorruptness.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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