1 Children, aobey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2a“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
5aBondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, bwith fear and trembling, cin sincerity of heart, as to Christ;
6anot 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,
8aknowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether heis 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.
11aPut 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.
13aTherefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand bin the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, ahaving girded your waist with truth, bhaving put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15aand having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 above all, taking athe shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
17 And atake the helmet of salvation, and bthe sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
18apraying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, bbeing watchful to this end with all perseverance and csupplication for all the saints—
19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, athat I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 for which aI am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Children, obey your parents - In all things lawful. The will of the parent is a law to the child. In the Lord - For his sake. For this is right - Manifestly just and reasonable.
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