Ephesians 6:1–24

¹Children, be obedient to ​YOUR​ parents in union with [the] Lord, for this is righteous:²“Honor your father and [your] mother”; which is the first command with a promise:³“That it may go well with you and you may endure a long time on the earth.”⁴And ​YOU, fathers, do not be irritating ​YOUR​ children, but go on bringing them up in the discipline and mental‐regulating of Jehovah.

⁵YOU​ slaves, be obedient to those who are [YOUR] masters in a fleshly sense, with fear and trembling in the sincerity of ​YOUR​ hearts, as to the Christ,⁶not by way of eye‐service as men pleasers, but as Christ’s slaves, doing the will of God whole‐souled.⁷Be slaves with good inclinations, as to Jehovah, and not to men,⁸for ​YOU​ know that each one, whatever good he may do, will receive this back from Jehovah, whether he be slave or freeman.⁹Also, ​YOU​ masters, keep doing the same things to them, letting up on the threatening, for ​YOU​ know that the Master of both them and ​YOU​ is in the heavens, and there is no partiality with him.

¹⁰Finally, go on acquiring power in [the] Lord and in the mightiness of his strength.¹¹Put on the complete suit of armor from God that ​YOU​ may be able to stand firm against the machinations of the Devil;¹²because we have a wrestling, not against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places.¹³On this account take up the complete suit of armor from God, that ​YOU​ may be able to resist in the wicked day and, after ​YOU​ have done all things thoroughly, to stand firm.

¹⁴Stand firm, therefore, with ​YOUR​ loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness,¹⁵and with ​YOUR​ feet shod with the equipment of the good news of peace.¹⁶Above all things, take up the large shield of faith, with which ​YOU​ will be able to quench all the wicked one’s burning missiles.¹⁷Also, accept the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, that is, God’s word,¹⁸while with every form of prayer and supplication ​YOU​ carry on prayer on every occasion in spirit. And to that end keep awake with all constancy and with supplication in behalf of all the holy ones,¹⁹also for me, that ability to speak may be given me with the opening of my mouth, with freeness of speech to make known the sacred secret of the good news,²⁰for which I am acting as an ambassador in chains; that I may speak in connection with it with boldness as I ought to speak.

²¹Now in order that ​YOU​ may also know about my affairs, as to how I am doing, Tych′i‧cus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in [the] Lord, will make everything known to ​YOU.²²I am sending him to ​YOU​ for this very purpose, that ​YOU​ may know of the things having to do with us and that he may comfort ​YOUR​ hearts.

²³May the brothers have peace and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.²⁴May the undeserved kindness be with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruptness.