| 1 ¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
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| 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
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| 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
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| 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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| 5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
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| 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
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| 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
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| 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
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| 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing1 threatening: knowing that your2 Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
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| 10 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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| 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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| 12 For we wrestle not against flesh3 and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual4 wickedness in high5 places.
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| 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having6 done all, to stand.
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| 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
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| 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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| 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
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| 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
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| 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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| 19 ¶ And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
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| 20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds:7 that therein8 I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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| 21 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
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| 22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
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| 23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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| 24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.9 Amen.10
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