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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
“Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:
HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise),
SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Slaves and Masters
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ.
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ;
Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.
Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.
knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don’t threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites.
And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
The Whole Armor of God
A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
The Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.
Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;
in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.
for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Final Greetings
To bring you up to date, Tychicus will give you a full report about what I am doing and how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper in the Lord’s work.
But that you also may know about my circumstances, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.
I have sent him to you for this very purpose — to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you.
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts.
Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.