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| 6:1 | Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. |
| 6:2 | "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise: |
| 6:3 | "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." |
| 6:4 | And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. |
| 6:5 | Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with reverence and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; |
| 6:6 | not with eye service, as men pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, |
| 6:7 | with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, |
| 6:8 | knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a servant or free. |
| 6:9 | And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no personal favoritism with Him. |
| 6:10 | Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. |
| 6:11 | Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. |
| 6:12 | Because, we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in the heavenly places. |
| 6:13 | Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. |
| 6:14 | Stand therefore, having wrapped your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, |
| 6:15 | and shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; |
| 6:16 | above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. |
| 6:17 | And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; |
| 6:18 | praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints; |
| 6:19 | and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, |
| 6:20 | for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. |
| 6:21 | But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you; |
| 6:22 | whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts. |
| 6:23 | Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 6:24 | Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. |
| 6:1 | Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. |
| 6:2 | Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandement with promise) |
| 6:3 | That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayst liue long on earth. |
| 6:4 | And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord. |
| 6:5 | Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare and trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ, |
| 6:6 | Not with seruice to the eye, as men pleasers, but as the seruants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, |
| 6:7 | With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men. |
| 6:8 | And knowe ye that whatsoeuer good thing any man doeth, that same shall he receiue of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. |
| 6:9 | And ye masters, doe the same things vnto them, putting away threatning: and know that euen your master also is in heauen, neither is there respect of person with him. |
| 6:10 | Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. |
| 6:11 | Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the assaultes of the deuil. |
| 6:12 | For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly gouernours, the princes of the darkenesse of this worlde, against spirituall wickednesses, which are in ye hie places. |
| 6:13 | For this cause take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euill day, and hauing finished all things, stand fast. |
| 6:14 | Stand therefore, and your loynes girded about with veritie, and hauing on the brest plate of righteousnesse, |
| 6:15 | And your feete shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. |
| 6:16 | Aboue all, take the shielde of faith, wherewith ye may quench all the fierie dartes of the wicked, |
| 6:17 | And take the helmet of saluation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the worde of God. |
| 6:18 | And pray alwayes with all maner prayer and supplication in the Spirit: and watch thereunto with all perseuerance and supplication for al Saints, |
| 6:19 | And for me, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to publish the secret of the Gospel, |
| 6:20 | Whereof I am the ambassadour in bonds, that therein I may speake boldely, as I ought to speake. |
| 6:21 | But that ye may also know mine affaires, and what I doe, Tychicus my deare brother and faithfull minister in the Lord, shall shewe you of all things, |
| 6:22 | Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that ye might knowe mine affaires, and that he might comfort your hearts. |
| 6:23 | Peace be with the brethren, and loue with faith from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ. |
| 6:24 | Grace be with all them which loue our Lord Iesus Christ, to their immortalitie, Amen. |
| 6:1 | Chyldren obey youre fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for so is it right. |
| 6:2 | Honoure thy father and mother that is the fyrst commaundement that hath eny promes |
| 6:3 | that thou mayst be in good estate and lyve longe on the erthe. |
| 6:4 | And ye fathers move not youre children to wrath: but bringe the vp wt the norter and informacio of ye Lorde. |
| 6:5 | Servautes be obedient vnto youre carnall masters with feare and trimblinge in singlenes of youre hertes as vnto Christ: |
| 6:6 | not wt service in ye eye sight as men pleasars: but as the servautes of Christ doynge ye will of God fro the herte |
| 6:7 | with good will servinge ye Lorde and not men. |
| 6:8 | And remember that whatsoever good thinge eny man doeth that shall he receave agayne of the Lorde whether he be bonde or fre. |
| 6:9 | And ye masters do eve the same thinges vnto them puttinge awaye threateninges: and remember that even youre master also is in heven nether is ther eny respecte of person with him. |
| 6:10 | Finally my brethre be stronge in the Lorde and in the power of his myght. |
| 6:11 | Put on ye armour of God that ye maye stonde stedfast agaynst ye crafty assautes of the devyll. |
| 6:12 | For we wrestle not agaynst flesshe and bloud: but agaynst rule agaynst power and agaynst worldy rulars of ye darckenes of this worlde agaynst spretuall wickednes for hevenly thinges. |
| 6:13 | For this cause take vnto you the armoure of God yt ye maye be able to resist in the evyll daye and to stonde perfect in all thinges. |
| 6:14 | Stonde therfore and youre loynes gyrd aboute with veritie havinge on the brest plate of rightewesnes |
| 6:15 | and shood with showes prepared by the gospell of peace. |
| 6:16 | Above all take to you the shelde of fayth wherwith ye maye quenche all ye fyrie dartes of the wicked. |
| 6:17 | And take the helmet of salvacio and the swearde of the sprete which is the worde of God. |
| 6:18 | And praye all wayes with all maner prayer and supplicacio: and yt in the sprete: and watch thervnto wt all instance and supplicacio for all saynctes |
| 6:19 | and for me that vttraunce maye be geve vnto me that I maye open my mouth boldly to vtter the secretes of the gospell |
| 6:20 | whereof I am a messenger in bondes that therin I maye speake frely as it becommeth me to speake. |
| 6:21 | But that ye maye also knowe what condicion I am in and what I do Tichicus my deare brother and faythfull minister in the Lorde shall shewe you of all thinges |
| 6:22 | whom I sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what case I stonde in and that he myght comfort youre hertes. |
| 6:23 | Peace be with the brethren and love with fayth from God the father and from the Lorde Iesu Christ. |
| 6:24 | Grace be with all them which love oure lorde Iesus Christ in puernes. Ame |
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