1 T he children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

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

2 h onour thy father and mother,

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

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

that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

6 n ot with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

7 w ith good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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

knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

9 A nd 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.

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

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

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 b ecause 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;

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13 b ecause 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.

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

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

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15 a nd having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;

and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 a bove 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,

above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

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

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18 t hrough 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 --

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

19 a nd 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,

and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

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

for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

21 A nd 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,

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

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

whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

23 P eace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

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

24 T he grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ -- undecayingly! Amen.

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.