1Children,
obey your
parents in
the Lord:
for this is
right.
2Honour
thy father
and mother;
(which is
the first
commandment
with
promise;)
3That
it may be
well with
thee, and
thou mayest
live long on
the earth.
4And,
ye fathers,
provoke not
your
children to
wrath: but
bring them
up in the
nurture and
admonition
of the Lord.
5Servants,
be obedient
to them that
are your masters
according to
the flesh,
with fear
and
trembling,
in
singleness
of your
heart, as
unto Christ;
6Not
with
eyeservice,
as
menpleasers;
but as the
servants of
Christ,
doing the
will of God
from the
heart;
7With
good will
doing
service, as
to the Lord,
and not to
men:
8Knowing
that
whatsoever
good thing
any man
doeth, the
same shall
he receive
of the Lord,
whether he
be bond
or free.
9And,
ye masters,
do the same
things unto
them,
forbearing
threatening:
knowing that
your Master
also is in
heaven;
neither is
there
respect of
persons with
him.
10Finally,
my brethren,
be strong in
the Lord,
and in the
power of his
might.
11Put
on the whole
armour of
God, that ye
may be able
to stand
against the
wiles of the
devil.
12For
we wrestle
not against
flesh and
blood, but
against
principalities,
against
powers,
against the
rulers of
the darkness
of this
world,
against
spiritual
wickedness
in high places.
13Wherefore
take unto
you the
whole armour
of God, that
ye may be
able to
withstand in
the evil
day, and
having done
all, to
stand.
14Stand
therefore,
having your
loins girt
about with
truth, and
having on
the
breastplate
of
righteousness;
15And
your feet
shod with
the
preparation
of the
gospel of
peace;
16Above
all, taking
the shield
of faith,
wherewith ye
shall be
able to
quench all
the fiery
darts of the
wicked.
17And
take the
helmet of
salvation,
and the
sword of the
Spirit,
which is the
word of God:
18Praying
always with
all prayer
and
supplication
in the
Spirit, and
watching
thereunto
with all
perseverance
and
supplication
for all
saints;
19And
for me, that
utterance
may be given
unto me,
that I may
open my
mouth
boldly, to
make known
the mystery
of the
gospel,
20For
which I am
an
ambassador
in bonds:
that therein
I may speak
boldly, as I
ought to
speak.
21But
that ye also
may know my
affairs, and how
I do,
Tychicus, a
beloved
brother and
faithful
minister in
the Lord,
shall make
known to you
all things:
22Whom
I have sent
unto you for
the same
purpose,
that ye
might know
our affairs,
and that he
might
comfort your
hearts.
23Peace be to
the
brethren,
and love
with faith,
from God the
Father and
the Lord
Jesus
Christ.
24Grace be with
all them
that love
our Lord
Jesus Christ
in
sincerity.
Amen. (To the Ephesians
written from
Rome, by
Tychicus.)