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

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

2 H onor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

honour thy father and mother,

3 t hat it may be well with thee, and thou mayest 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 A nd, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening 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, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto 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 eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

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

7 w ith good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

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

8 k nowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

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

9 A nd, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons 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 F inally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

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

11 P ut on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles 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 our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

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 W herefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in 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 girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

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 with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

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

16 w ithal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

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 of the Spirit, 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 w ith all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

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 on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of 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 chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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

21 B ut that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

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 w hom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort 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 with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

24 G race be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with a love incorruptible.

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