Revised Version 1895

Ephesians 6:1-13

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.

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