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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Ephesians 6</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ephesians/6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//ephesians/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/ephesians/">Ephesians</a> > Ephesians 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ephesians/5.htm" title="Ephesians 5">◄</a> Ephesians 6 <a href="../philippians/1.htm" title="Philippians 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/ephesians/6.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/ephesians/6.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/ephesians/6.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/ephesians/6.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/ephesians/6.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/ephesians/6.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/ephesians/6.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Children and Parents<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../colossians/3.htm#18">Colossians 3:18–21</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="5"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">Serving with Honor<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../colossians/3.htm#22">Colossians 3:22–25</a>; <a href ="../1_timothy/6.htm">1 Timothy 6:1–2</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. <A name="10"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him. <A name="11"></a><p class="hdg">The Full Armor of God<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. <A name="19"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel, <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should. <A name="22"></a><p class="hdg">Final Greetings<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../philippians/4.htm#21">Philippians 4:21–23</a>; <a href ="../2_timothy/4.htm#19">2 Timothy 4:19–22</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts. <A name="24"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ephesians/6-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <a href="../exodus/20.htm#12">Exodus 20:12</a>; <a href="../deuteronomy/5.htm#16">Deuteronomy 5:16</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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