[1] CHILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
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[2] Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
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[3] That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
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[4] And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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[5] 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;
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[6] Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
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[7] With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
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[8] Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
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[9] 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.
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[10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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[11] Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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[12] 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.
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[13] 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.
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[14] Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
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[15] And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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[16] Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
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[17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
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[18] Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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[19] 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,
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[20] For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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[21] 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:
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[22] Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
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[23] Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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[24] Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. ¶ Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.
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