NASB — Ephesians 6 — KJV

Family Relationships

1 aChildren°, obey° your parents° in the Lord°, for this° is right°. 2 aHONOR° YOUR FATHER° AND MOTHER° (which° is the first° commandment° with a promise°), 3 SO° THAT IT MAY BE WELL° WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE° LONG° ON THE EARTH°.

[1] aPv 6:20; 23:22; Col 3:20
[2] aEx 20:12; Dt 5:16

4aFathers°, do not provoke° your children° to anger°, but bbring° them up in the discipline° and instruction° of the Lord°.

[4] aCol 3:21 bGn 18:19; Dt 6:7; 11:19; Ps 78:4; Pv 22:6; 2Ti 3:15

5aSlaves°, be obedient° to those° who are your Imasters° according° to the flesh°, with bfear° and trembling°, in the sincerity° of your heart°, cas to Christ°; 6 anot Iby way° of eyeservice°, as bmen-pleasers°, but as cslaves° of Christ°, ddoing° the will° of God° from the IIheart°. 7 With good° will° Irender° service°, aas to the Lord°, and not to men°, 8 aknowing° that bwhatever°° good° thing° each° one° does°, this° he will receive° back° from the Lord°, cwhether° slave° or° free°.

[5] II.e. earthly masters, with fear aCol 3:22; 1Ti 6:1; Tit 2:9 b1Co 2:3 cEp 5:22
[6] ILit according to IILit soul aCol 3:22 bGa 1:10 c1Co 7:22 dMk 3:35
[7] ILit rendering aCol 3:23
[8] aCol 3:24 bMt 16:27; 2Co 5:10; Col 3:24f c1Co 12:13; Col 3:11

9 ¶ And masters°, do° the same° things° to them, and agive° up threatening°, knowing° that bboth° their Master° and yours° is in heaven°, and there is cno° partiality° with Him.

[9] aLv 25:43 bJb 31:13ff; Jn 13:13; Col 4:1 cDt 10:17; Ac 10:34; Col 3:25

The Armor of God

10 ¶ Finally°, abe strong° in the Lord° and in bthe strength° of His might°. 11 aPut° on the full° armor° of God°, so° that you will be able° to stand° firm° against° the bschemes° of the devil°. 12 For our astruggle° is not against° Ibflesh° and blood°, but cagainst° the rulers°, against° the powers°, against° the dworld° forces° of this° edarkness°, against° the fspiritual° [forces] of wickedness° in gthe heavenly° [places]. 13 Therefore°°, take° up athe full° armor° of God°, so° that you will be able° to bresist° in cthe evil° day°, and having done° everything°, to stand° firm°. 14 Stand° firm° therefore°, aHAVING GIRDED° YOUR LOINS° WITH TRUTH°, and HAVING bPUT° ON THE BREASTPLATE° OF RIGHTEOUSNESS°, 15 and having ashod° YOUR FEET° WITH THE PREPARATION° OF THE GOSPEL° OF PEACE°; 16 Iin addition to all°, taking° up the ashield° of faith° with which° you will be able° to extinguish° all° the bflaming° arrows° of cthe evil° [one]. 17 And take° aTHE HELMET° OF SALVATION°, and the bsword° of the Spirit°, which° is cthe word° of God°.

[10] a1Co 16:13; 2Ti 2:1 bEp 1:19
[11] aRo 13:12; Ep 6:13 bEp 4:14
[12] ILit blood and flesh a1Co 9:25 bMt 16:17 cEp 1:21; 2:2; 3:10 dJn 12:31 eAc 26:18; Col 1:13 fEp 3:10 gEp 1:3
[13] aEp 6:11 bJm 4:7 cEp 5:16
[14] aIs 11:5; Lk 12:35; 1P 1:13 bIs 59:17; Ro 13:12; Ep 6:13; 1Th 5:8
[15] aIs 52:7; Ro 10:15
[16] ILit in all a1Th 5:8 bPs 7:13; 120:4 cMt 5:37
[17] aIs 59:17 bIs 49:2; Ho 6:5; He 4:12 cEp 5:26; He 6:5

18IWith all° aprayer° and petition° IIbpray° at all° times° cin the Spirit°, and with this° in view°, IIIdbe on the alert° with all° eperseverance° and fpetition° for all° the saints°, 19 and a[pray] on my behalf°, that utterance° may be given° to me bin the opening° of my mouth°, to make° known° with cboldness° dthe mystery° of the gospel°, 20 for which° I am° an aambassador° bin Ichains°; that IIin [proclaiming] it I may speak° cboldly°, das I ought° to speak°.

[18] ILit Through IILit praying IIILit being aPhp 4:6 bLk 18:1; Col 1:3; 4:2; 1Th 5:17 cRo 8:26f dMk 13:33 eAc 1:14 f1Ti 2:1
[19] aCol 4:3; 1Th 5:25 b2Co 6:11 c2Co 3:12 dEp 3:3
[20] ILit a chain IITwo early mss read I may speak it boldly a2Co 5:20; Phm 9 mg bAc 21:33; 28:20; Ep 3:1; Php 1:7; Col 4:3 c2Co 3:12 dCol 4:4

21aBut that you also° may know° about° my circumstances°°, Ihow° I am doing°, bTychicus°, cthe beloved° brother° and faithful° minister° in the Lord°, will make° everything° known° to you. 22 IaI have sent° him to you for this° very° purpose, so° that you may know° IIabout° us, and that he may bcomfort° your hearts°.

[21] ILit what aEp 6:21, 22: Col 4:7-9 bAc 20:4; 2Ti 4:12 cCol 4:7
[22] ILit Whom I have sent to you IILit the things about us aCol 4:8 bCol 2:2; 4:8

23aPeace° be to the brethren°, and blove° with faith°, from God° the Father° and the Lord° Jesus° Christ°. 24 Grace° be with all° those° who love° our Lord° Jesus° Christ° Iwith incorruptible° [love].

[23] aRo 15:33; Ga 6:16; 2Th 3:16; 1P 5:14 bGa 5:6; 1Th 5:8
[24] ILit in incorruption


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The duty of children towards their parents,

1 ¶ Children,º obeyºª yourº parentsº inº the Lord:º forº thisº isºª right.º 2 Honourºª thyº fatherº andº mother;º (whichº isºª the firstº commandmentº withº promise;)º 3 Thatº it may beºª wellº with thee,º andº thou mayestºª live longº onº the² earth.º 4 And,º ye fathers,º provoke¹ª not¹ your¹ children¹ to wrath:ºª²²² butº bring¹ª them¹ upºª² inº the nurtureº andº admonitionº of the Lord.º

[1] Gn 28:7; 37:13; Lv 19:3; Dt 21:18; 1S 17:20; Ne 9:13; Es 2:20; Jb 33:27; Ps 19:8; 119:75, 128; Pv 1:8; 6:20; 23:22; 30:11, 17; Jr 35:14; Ho 14:9; Lk 2:51; Ro 7:12; 12:2; 16:2; 1Co 15:58; Ep 6:5; Col 3:16, 20, 23; 1Ti 5:4; 1P 2:13.
[2] Ex 20:12; Dt 27:16; Pv 20:20; Jr 35:18; Ezk 22:7; Mal 1:6; Mt 15:4; Mk 7:9; Ro 13:7.
[3] Dt 4:40; 5:16; 6:3, 18; 12:25, 28; 22:7; Ru 3:1; Ps 128:1; Is 3:10; Jr 42:6.
[4] Gn 18:19; 31:14; Ex 12:26; 13:14; Dt 4:9; 6:7, 20; 11:19; Jsh 4:6, 21; 24:15; 1S 20:30; 1Ch 22:10; 28:9, 20; 29:19; Ps 71:17, 18; 78:4; Pv 4:1; 19:18; 22:6, 15; 23:13; 29:15, 17; Is 38:19; Col 3:21; 2Ti 1:5; 3:15; He 12:7.

of servants towards their masters.

5 Servants,º be obedientºª to them that are [your] mastersº according² to¹ the flesh,º withº fearº andº trembling,º inº singlenessº of yourº heart,º asº unto Christ;º 6 Notº withº eyeservice,º asº menpleasers;º butº asº the servantsº of Christ,º doingºª the² willº of Godº fromº the heart;º 7 Withº good willº doing service,ºª as² to the² Lord,º andº notº to men:º 8 Knowingºª thatº whatsoeverººº good thingº any manº doeth,ºª the sameº shall he receiveºª ofº the² Lord,º whetherº [he be] bondº orº free.º 9 And,º ye masters,º doºª the² same thingsº untoº them,º forbearingºª threatening:º knowingºª thatº yourº¹ Masterº alsoº isºª inº heaven;º neitherºº is² there¹ª respect of personsº withº him.º

[5] Gn 16:9; Jsh 24:14; 1Ch 29:17; Ps 86:11; 123:2; Mal 1:6; Mt 6:22, 24; 8:9; Ac 2:46; 10:7; 1Co 2:3; 7:22; 2Co 1:12; 7:15; 11:2; Ep 1:1; 6:24; Php 2:12; Col 3:17, 22; 1Ti 6:1; Tit 2:9; Phm 1:16; 1P 2:18; 3:2.
[6] Jr 3:10; 24:7; Mt 7:21; 12:50; Ro 6:17; Ep 5:17; Php 2:12; Col 1:9; 3:22, 23; 4:12; 1Th 2:4; 4:3; He 10:36; 13:21; 1P 2:15; 4:2; 1Jn 2:17.
[7] Gn 31:6, 38; 2K 5:2, 13; 1Co 10:31; Ep 6:5.
[8] Pv 11:18; 23:18; Is 3:11; Mt 5:12; 6:1, 4; 10:41; 16:27; Lk 6:35; 14:14; Ro 2:6; 2Co 5:10; Ga 3:28; Col 3:11, 24; He 10:35; 11:26.
[9] Lv 19:13; 25:39, 43; Dt 15:11; 24:14; 1S 15:17; Ne 5:5, 8; Jb 24:10; 31:13; Ps 140:12; Ec 5:8; Is 47:6; 58:3; Dn 3:6, 15; 5:19; Am 8:4; Mal 3:5; Mt 7:12; 22:8, 10; 24:48, 51; Lk 6:31; 12:45; Jn 13:13; Ac 10:34; Ro 2:11; 1Co 1:2; 7:22; Ep 6:5; Php 2:10; Col 3:25; 4:1; Jm 2:8, 13; 5:4.

Our life is a warfare,

10 Finally,º myº brethren,º be strongºª inº the Lord,º andº inº the² powerº of hisº might.º 11 Put onºª the² whole armourº of God,º that¹ yeº may be ableºª to standºª againstº the² wilesº of the² devil.º

[10] Dt 20:3; 31:23; Jsh 1:6, 9; 1S 23:16; 1Ch 28:10, 20; 2Ch 15:7; Ps 138:3; Is 35:3; 40:28, 31; Hg 2:4; Zc 8:9, 13; 1Co 16:13; 2Co 12:9; 13:11; Ep 1:19; 3:16; Php 3:1; 4:8, 13; Col 1:11; 2Ti 2:1; 4:17; 1P 3:8; 5:10.
[11] Mk 13:22; Lk 14:29; Ro 13:12, 14; 1Co 10:13; 2Co 2:11; 4:4; 6:7; 10:4; 11:3, 13; Ep 4:14, 24; 6:13; Col 3:10; 1Th 5:8; 2Th 2:9; He 7:25; 1P 5:8; 2P 2:1; Jde 1:24; Rv 2:24; 12:9; 13:11; 19:20; 20:2, 7.

not only against flesh and blood, but also spiritual enemies.

12 Forº weº wrestleº² notº againstº¹ª fleshº andº blood,º butº againstº principalities,º againstº powers,º againstº the² rulersº of the² darknessº of thisº world,º againstº spiritualº wickednessº inº highº [places].

[12] Jb 2:2; Mt 16:17; Lk 13:24; 22:53; Jn 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Ac 26:18; Ro 8:38; 1Co 9:25; 15:50; 2Co 4:4; Ga 1:16; Ep 1:3, 21; 2:2; 3:10; Col 1:13; 2:15; 2Ti 2:5; He 12:1, 4; 1P 3:22.

The complete armour of a Christian,

13 Whereforeºº take unto² you¹ª the² whole armourº of God,º thatº ye may be ableºª to withstandºª inº the² evilº day,º andº having doneºª all,º to stand.ºª 14 Standºª therefore,º having¹ª yourº loinsº girt aboutºª withº truth,º andº having onºª the² breastplateº of righteousness;º 15 Andº your feetº shodºª withº the preparationº of the² gospelº of peace;º 16 Aboveº all,º takingºª the² shieldº of faith,º wherewithºº ye shall be ableºª to quenchºª allº the² fieryºª dartsº of the² wicked.º 17 Andº takeºª the² helmetº of salvation,º andº the² swordº of the² Spirit,º which isºª the wordº of God:º

[13] Ec 12:1; Am 6:3; Mal 3:2; Lk 8:13; 21:36; 2Co 10:4; Ep 5:6, 16; 6:11; Col 4:12; Rv 3:10; 6:17.
[14] Is 11:5; 59:17; Lk 12:35; 2Co 6:7; Ep 5:9; 1Th 5:8; 1P 1:13; Rv 9:9, 17.
[15] Dt 33:25; So 7:1; Is 52:7; Hab 3:19; Lk 15:22; Ro 10:15; 2Co 5:18.
[16] Gn 15:1; Ps 56:3, 10; Pv 18:10; 2Co 1:24; 4:16; 1Th 5:19; He 6:17; 11:24; 1P 5:8; 1Jn 5:4.
[17] 1S 17:5, 58; Is 49:2; 59:17; Mt 4:4, 7, 10; 1Th 5:8; He 4:12; 12:5; 13:5; Rv 1:16; 2:16; 12:11; 19:15.

and how it ought to be used.

18 Prayingºª alwaysºº¹² with¹² allº prayerº andº supplicationº inº the Spirit,º andº watchingºª thereuntoººº withº allº perseveranceº andº supplicationº forº allº saints;º 19 Andº forº me,º thatº utteranceº may be givenºª unto me,º that I² may openº¹ myº mouthº boldly,ºº to make knownºª the² mysteryº of the² gospel,º 20 Forº whichº I am an ambassadorºª inº bonds:º thatº thereinºº I may speak boldly,ºª asº Iº oughtºª to speak.ºª

[18] Gn 32:24; 1K 8:52, 54, 59; 9:3; Es 4:8; Jb 27:10; Ps 4:1; 6:9; Is 26:16; Dn 6:10; 9:20; Ho 12:4; Zc 12:10; Mt 15:25; 26:41; Mk 13:33; 14:38; Lk 3:26, 37; 11:5; 18:1; 21:36; 22:46; Ac 1:14; 6:4; 10:2; 12:5; Ro 8:15, 26; 12:12; Ga 4:6; Ep 1:16; 2:22; 3:8, 18; 6:19; Php 1:4; 4:6; Col 1:4; 4:2; 1Th 5:17; 1Ti 2:1; 2Ti 1:3; Phm 1:5; He 5:7; 1P 4:7; Jde 1:20.
[19] Ac 2:4; 4:13, 29, 31; 9:27, 29; 13:46; 14:3; 18:26; 19:8; 28:31; Ro 15:30; 1Co 1:5; 2:7; 4:1; 2Co 1:11; 3:12; 7:4; 8:7; Ep 1:9; 3:3; Php 1:19, 20; Col 1:26; 2:2; 4:3; 1Th 2:2; 5:25; 2Th 3:1; 1Ti 3:16; Phm 1:22; He 13:18.
[20] 2S 10:2; Pv 13:17; Is 33:7; 58:1; Jr 1:7, 17; Ezk 2:4; Mt 10:27; Ac 5:29; 26:29; 28:20, 31; 2Co 5:20; Ep 3:1; 4:1; 6:19; Php 1:7, 13, 20; Col 4:4; 1Th 2:2; 2Ti 1:16; 2:9; Phm 1:10; 1Jn 3:16; Jde 1:3.

Tychicus is commended.

21 Butº thatº yeº alsoº may knowºª my¹ affairs,º² [and] howº I do,ºª Tychicus,º a belovedº brotherº andº faithfulº ministerº inº the Lord,º shall make knownºª to youº all things:º 22 Whomº I have sentºª untoº youº forº the same¹ purpose,º² thatº ye might knowºª our¹ affairs,º² andº [that] he might comfortºª yourº hearts.º 23 Peaceº [be] to the² brethren,º andº loveº withº faith,º fromº Godº the Fatherº andº the Lordº Jesusº Christ.º 24 Graceº [be] withº allº them that loveºª ourº Lordº Jesusº Christº inº sincerity.º Amen.º [[[To¹ [the] Ephesians¹ written¹ª from¹ Rome,¹ by¹ Tychicus.]]]¹

[21] Ac 20:4; 1Co 4:17; Php 1:12; Col 1:7; 4:7, 9; 1Ti 4:6; 2Ti 4:12; Tit 3:12; Phm 1:16; 1P 5:12; 2P 3:15.
[22] Php 2:19, 25; Col 4:7; 1Th 3:2; 2Th 2:17.
[23] Gn 43:23; 1S 25:6; Ps 122:6; Jn 14:27; Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3; Ga 5:6; 6:16; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:3, 14; 5:8; Phm 1:5; 1P 5:14; Rv 1:4.
[24] Mt 6:13; 22:37; 28:20; Jn 21:15; 1Co 16:22, 23; 2Co 8:8, 12; 13:14; Col 4:18; 2Ti 4:22; Tit 2:7; 3:15; He 13:25.


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