1 C hildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is just and right.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

2 H onor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother—this is the first commandment with a promise—

honour thy father and mother,

3 T hat all may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

4 F athers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger, but rear them in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

5 S ervants (slaves), be obedient to those who are your physical masters, having respect for them and eager concern to please them, in singleness of motive and with all your heart, as to Christ —

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

6 N ot in the way of eye-service and only to please men, but as servants (slaves) of Christ, doing the will of God heartily and with your whole soul;

not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

7 R endering service readily with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men,

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

8 K nowing that for whatever good anyone does, he will receive his reward from the Lord, whether he is slave or free.

having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

9 Y ou masters, act on the same toward them and give up threatening and using violent and abusive words, knowing that He Who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons (no partiality) with Him.

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

10 I n conclusion, be strong in the Lord; draw your strength from Him.

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

11 P ut on God’s whole armor, that you may be able successfully to stand up against the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

12 F or we are not wrestling with flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.

because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

13 T herefore put on God’s complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done -- to stand.

14 S tand therefore, having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

15 A nd having shod your feet in preparation '> firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.

and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;

16 L ift up over all the shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked.

above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

17 A nd take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.

and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

18 P ray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints --

19 A nd also for me, that utterance may be given me, that I may open my mouth to proclaim boldly the mystery of the good news (the Gospel),

and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

20 F or which I am an ambassador in a coupling chain that I may declare it boldly and courageously, as I ought to do.

for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely -- as it behoveth me to speak.

21 N ow that you may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will tell you everything.

And that ye may know -- ye also -- the things concerning me -- what I do, all things make known to you shall Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful ministrant in the Lord,

22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may console and cheer and encourage and strengthen your hearts.

whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.

23 P eace be to the brethren, and love joined with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

24 G race (God’s undeserved favor) be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with undying and incorruptible. Amen (so let it be).

The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ -- undecayingly! Amen.