1 ¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

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

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

honour thy father and mother,

3 t hat it may be well with thee, and thou 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 A nd, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the discipline 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 laves, be obedient to those that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto the 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 to be seen as only pleasing men, but as the slaves of the Christ, doing the will of God from within,

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 to the Lord and not to men,

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

8 k nowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same shall they receive of the Lord, whether they are slaves 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 unto them, forbearing threats, knowing that their Master and yours is also in the heavens and that he is no respecter of persons.

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 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power 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 armour of God that ye may be able to stand firm 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 we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the lords of this age, rulers of this darkness, against spiritual wickedness in the heavens.

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, take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day and stand fast, all the work having been finished.

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 firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having 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 your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace,

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

16 a bove all, taking the shield of faith, with which ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts 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 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 p raying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching in this with 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 ¶ and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth with confidence, to make known 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 this 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 and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful servant 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 the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs and that he might 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 charity 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 those that love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruption. Amen.

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