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Ephesians 6:4
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2 a“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise:  
3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
4 And ayou, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bbring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.  

Bondservants and Masters

5 aBondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, bwith fear and trembling, cin sincerity of heart, as to Christ;  
6 anot with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,  
7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
8 aknowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.  
9 And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that1 your own aMaster also is in heaven, and bthere is no partiality with Him.  

The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
11 aPut on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the1 wiles of the devil.  
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against aprincipalities, against powers, against bthe rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.  
13 aTherefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand bin the evil day, and having done all, to stand.  
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Ephesians 6:4

And, ye fathers - Mothers are included; but fathers are named, as being more apt to be stern and severe. Provoke not your children to wrath - Do not needlessly fret or exasperate them. But bring them up - With all tenderness and mildness. In the instruction and discipline of the Lord - Both in Christian knowledge and practice.


 
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