Ephesians 6
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2"Honor your father and your mother" — which is the first commandment with a promise —
3"that it may go well with you, and you may be long-lived upon the earth."
4And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ,
6not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the soul,
7rendering service with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men,
8knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
9And masters, do the same things toward them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in the heavens, and there is no partiality with him.
10Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
11Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12For our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.
14Stand firm therefore, having girded your waist with truth and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15and having shod your feet with the readiness of the gospel of peace,
16in addition to all of these, having taken up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one;
17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
18praying at every season in the Spirit through all prayer and supplication, and being alert to this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
19and also for me, that a word may be given to me in the opening of my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20for which I serve as an ambassador in a chain, so that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
21Now, that you also may know my affairs, what I am doing, Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.
22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs and that he may encourage your hearts.
23Peace to the brothers and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with undying love.