Children and Parents^(A)

6 Children, ^(B)obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ^2 (C)“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: ³ “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

⁴ And ^(D)you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but ^(E)bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters

^5 (F)Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, ^(G)with fear and trembling, ^(H)in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; ^6 (I)not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, ⁷ with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, ^8 (J)knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.

⁹ And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that ^[a]your own ^(K)Master also is in heaven, and ^(L)there is no partiality with Him.

The Whole Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. ^11 (M)Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the ^[b]wiles of the devil. ¹² For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against ^(N)principalities, against powers, against ^(O)the rulers of ^[c]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. ^13 (P)Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand ^(Q)in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴ Stand therefore, ^(R)having girded your waist with truth, ^(S)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ^15 (T)and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ above all, taking ^(U)the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. ¹⁷ And ^(V)take the helmet of salvation, and ^(W)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; ^18 (X)praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, ^(Y)being watchful to this end with all perseverance and ^(Z)supplication for all the saints— ¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given to me, ^(AA)that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which ^(AB)I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

A Gracious Greeting

²¹ But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, ^(AC)Tychicus, a beloved brother and ^(AD)faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you; ^22 (AE)whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may ^(AF)comfort your hearts.

²³ Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.