Ephesians 6 - English Standard Version (ESV)

Children and Parents

6 (A)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 (B)“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, (C)but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters

5 (D)Bondservants,[a] obey your earthly masters[b] with fear and trembling, (E)with a sincere heart, (F)as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as (G)people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 (H)knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, (I)whether he is a bondservant or is free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, (J)and stop your threatening, knowing that (K)he who is both their Master[c] and yours is in heaven, and that (L)there is no partiality with him.

The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, (M)be strong in the Lord and in (N)the strength of his might. 11 (O)Put on (P)the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against (Q)the schemes of the devil. 12 For (R)we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against (S)the rulers, against the authorities, against (T)the cosmic powers over (U)this present darkness, against (V)the spiritual forces of evil (W)in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore (X)take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in (Y)the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, (Z)having fastened on the belt of truth, and (AA)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, (AB)as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up (AC)the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all (AD)the flaming darts of (AE)the evil one; 17 and take (AF)the helmet of salvation, and (AG)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying (AH)at all times (AI)in the Spirit, (AJ)with all prayer and supplication. To that end, (AK)keep alert with all perseverance, making (AL)supplication for all the saints, 19 and (AM)also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth (AN)boldly to proclaim (AO)the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I (AP)am an ambassador (AQ)in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Final Greetings

21 (AR)So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, (AS)Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. 22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may (AT)encourage your hearts.

23 (AU)Peace be to the brothers,[d] and (AV)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all who (AW)love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:5 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 6; likewise for bondservant in verse 8
  2. Ephesians 6:5 Or your masters according to the flesh
  3. Ephesians 6:9 Greek Lord
  4. Ephesians 6:23 Or brothers and sisters

Cross references

  1. Ephesians 6:1 : Prov. 1:8; 6:20; 23:22
  2. Ephesians 6:2 : Cited from Ex. 20:12
  3. Ephesians 6:4 : Gen. 18:19; Deut. 4:9; 6:7; 11:19; Ps. 78:4; Prov. 19:18; 22:6; 29:17; [2 Tim. 3:15]
  4. Ephesians 6:5 : See 1 Pet. 2:18
  5. Ephesians 6:5 : [2 Cor. 11:3]
  6. Ephesians 6:5 : [ch. 5:22]
  7. Ephesians 6:6 : See Gal. 1:10
  8. Ephesians 6:8 : See Ps. 62:12
  9. Ephesians 6:8 : Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:11
  10. Ephesians 6:9 : Lev. 25:43
  11. Ephesians 6:9 : John 13:13; [Job 31:13-15]
  12. Ephesians 6:9 : See Deut. 10:17
  13. Ephesians 6:10 : Rom. 4:20 (Gk.); 2 Tim. 2:1; [1 John 2:14]; See ch. 3:16
  14. Ephesians 6:10 : ch. 1:19
  15. Ephesians 6:11 : ver. 14; Job 29:14; See Rom. 13:12
  16. Ephesians 6:11 : ver. 13; [2 Cor. 10:4]
  17. Ephesians 6:11 : ch. 4:14
  18. Ephesians 6:12 : See 1 Cor. 9:25
  19. Ephesians 6:12 : ch. 1:21
  20. Ephesians 6:12 : See ch. 2:2
  21. Ephesians 6:12 : Luke 22:53; Col. 1:13
  22. Ephesians 6:12 : [ch. 3:10]
  23. Ephesians 6:12 : See ch. 1:3
  24. Ephesians 6:13 : [1 Pet. 4:1]
  25. Ephesians 6:13 : ch. 5:16
  26. Ephesians 6:14 : 1 Pet. 1:13; [Isa. 11:5]; See Luke 12:35
  27. Ephesians 6:14 : Isa. 59:17; 1 Thess. 5:8; [Isa. 61:10; 2 Cor. 6:7]
  28. Ephesians 6:15 : Isa. 52:7; Rom. 10:15; [Ex. 12:11]
  29. Ephesians 6:16 : [1 John 5:4]
  30. Ephesians 6:16 : [Ps. 120:4]
  31. Ephesians 6:16 : See Matt. 13:19
  32. Ephesians 6:17 : [See ver. 14 above]; Isa. 59:17; 1 Thess. 5:8; [Isa. 61:10; 2 Cor. 6:7]
  33. Ephesians 6:17 : Heb. 4:12; [Isa. 49:2; Hos. 6:5; 2 Cor. 6:7]
  34. Ephesians 6:18 : Luke 18:1
  35. Ephesians 6:18 : Jude 20; See Rom. 8:26
  36. Ephesians 6:18 : Col. 4:2-4
  37. Ephesians 6:18 : See Mark 13:33
  38. Ephesians 6:18 : 1 Tim. 2:1
  39. Ephesians 6:19 : Col. 4:3; 1 Thess. 5:25; 2 Thess. 3:1; [Isa. 50:4]
  40. Ephesians 6:19 : See Acts 4:29
  41. Ephesians 6:19 : ch. 3:3
  42. Ephesians 6:20 : See 2 Cor. 5:20
  43. Ephesians 6:20 : See Acts 28:20
  44. Ephesians 6:21 : Col. 4:7-9
  45. Ephesians 6:21 : Acts 20:4; 2 Tim. 4:12; Titus 3:12
  46. Ephesians 6:22 : Col. 2:2
  47. Ephesians 6:23 : Gal. 6:16; 2 Thess. 3:16; 1 Pet. 5:14
  48. Ephesians 6:23 : [Gal. 5:6; 1 Thess. 5:8]
  49. Ephesians 6:24 : [1 Cor. 16:22]

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