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

Children, obey your parents in Lord, for this is just.

2 h onour thy father and mother,

Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with a 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 that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.

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

And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in discipline and admonition of 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;

Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the 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 eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from soul,

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

serving with good will 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 whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of Lord, whether 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, masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their and your Master is in heaven, and there is no acceptance of persons with him.

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

For the rest, brethren, be strong in Lord, and in the might of his strength.

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

Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices 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;

because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual of wickedness in the heavenlies.

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.

For this reason take the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having accomplished all things, 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 girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

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

and shod your feet with preparation of the glad tidings 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,

besides all, having taken the shield of faith with which ye will be able to quench all the inflamed darts of the wicked one.

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

Have also the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word;

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 at all seasons, with all prayer and supplication in Spirit, and watching unto this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the 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 in order that utterance may be given to me in opening of my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the glad tidings,

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 with a chain, that I may be bold in it 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 in order that ye also may know what concerns me, how I am getting on, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in Lord, shall make all things known to you;

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 to you for this very thing, that ye may know of our affairs and that he may encourage your hearts.

23 P eace 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 Father and Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Grace with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruption.