Godbey - Ephesians - 6

6:1  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for 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 upon the earth.

6:4  And fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

6:5  Ye servants, obey those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in purity of your heart, as unto Christ;

6:6  not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the soul;

6:7  serving with good will as the Lord, and not men:

6:8  knowing that if each one may do good, he will receive this with the Lord, whether bond or free.

6:9  And, ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening: knowing that their Master and yours is in the heavens, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

6:10  Finally, be filled up with dynamite in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

6:11  Put on the panoply of God, that you may be able to stand against the methods of the devil,

6:12  because there is not to us fighting against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the heavenlies.

6:13  Therefore take the panoply of God, that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all things, to stand.

6:14  Stand therefore, being girded about as to your loins with truth, and being invested with the breastplate of righteousness,

6:15  and being shod as to your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

6:16  in all things taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

6:17  And receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

6:18  praying with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit in every place, and watching unto this same thing in all perseverance and prayer for all the saints,

6:19  and for me that the word may be given unto me in opening of my mouth, boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

6:20  for which I am an ambassador in chain; in order that in it I may preach boldly, as it behooves me to speak.

6:21  But in order that you may also know the things concerning me, how I am doing, Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you:

6:22  whom I sent to you unto this same thing, in order that you may know the affairs concerning us, and he may comfort your hearts.

6:23  Peace and divine love to the brethren, with faith, from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

6:24  Grace be with all who love the Lord Jesus Christ with divine love in purity.