Children and Parents
1 Children, obeyyour parents as you would the Lord,because this is right.
2 Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandmentwith 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 angerin your children, but bring them up in the trainingand instruction of the Lord.
Slaves and Masters
5 Slaves, obey your humanmasterswith fear and trembling,in the sincerityof your heart, as to Christ.
6 Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but as slaves of Christ, do God’s willfrom your heart.
7 Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to men,
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 threateningthem, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritismwith Him.
Christian Warfare
10 Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.
11 Put onthe full armorof God so that you can stand against the tacticsof the Devil.
12 For our battle is not against fleshand blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evilin the heavens.
13 This is why you must take up the full armorof God, so that you may be able to resistin the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.
14 Stand,therefore,
with truthlike a belt around your waist,
righteousnesslike armor on your chest,
15 and your feet sandaled with readiness
for the gospel of peace.
16 In every situation take the shieldof faith,
and with it you will be able to extinguish
all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 Take the helmetof salvation,
and the swordof the Spirit,
which is God’s word.
18 Prayat all times in the Spiritwith every prayer and request, and stay alertin this 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 boldnessthe mystery of the gospel.
20 For this I am an ambassadorin chains. Pray that I might be bold enough in Him to speak as I should.
Paul’s Farewell
21 Tychicus,our dearly loved brother and faithful servantin 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 encourageyour hearts.
23 Peace to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
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