Ephesians 6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Children and Parents

¹ Children, obey  your parents in the Lord, because this is right.

² Honour your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,

³ so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.   ,,

⁴ Fathers, don’t stir up anger  in your children, but bring them up in the training  and instruction of the Lord.

Slaves and Masters

⁵ Slaves, obey your human  masters  with fear and trembling,  in the sincerity  of your heart, as you would Christ.

⁶ Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing God’s will  from your heart.

⁷ Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to people,

⁸ knowing that whatever good each one does, slave or free, he will receive this back from the Lord.

⁹ And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening  them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favouritism  with him.

Christian Warfare

¹⁰ Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.

¹¹ Put on  the full armour  of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil.

¹² For our struggle is not against flesh  and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,  against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil,  spiritual forces in the heavens.

¹³ For this reason take up the full armour  of God, so that you may be able to resist  in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.

¹⁴ Stand,  therefore, with truth  like a belt round your waist, righteousness  like armour on your chest,

¹⁵ and your feet sandalled with readiness for the gospel of peace.

¹⁶ In every situation take up the shield  of faith  with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

¹⁷ Take the helmet  of salvation and the sword  of the Spirit   #– #which is the word of God.

¹⁸ Pray  at all times in the Spirit  with every prayer and request, and stay alert  with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.

¹⁹ Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness  the mystery of the gospel.

²⁰ For this I am an ambassador  in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.

Paul’s Farewell

²¹ Tychicus,  our dearly loved brother and faithful servant  in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me so that you may be informed.

²² I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage  your hearts.

²³ Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father  and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴ Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.  ,