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¹ Ye children, be obedient unto your parents in the Lord, for this is right:² Honour thy father and thy mother, - which indeed is the first commandment with promise,³ That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the land.⁴ And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.⁵ Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto the Christ;⁶ Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,⁷ with good will, rendering service - as unto the Lord, and not unto men;⁸ Knowing that, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.⁹ And ye masters, the same things, be doing towards them, forbearing your threat - knowing that, both their and your Master, is in the heavens, and, respect of persons, there is none, with him.

¹⁰ For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might:¹¹ Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary;¹² Because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but, against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world-holders, of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies. ¹³ For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand!¹⁴ Stand therefore, - having girded your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness,¹⁵ And shod your feet with the readiness of the glad-message of peace;¹⁶ With all, having taken up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall have power, all the ignited darts of the wicked one, to quench;¹⁷ And, the helmet of salvation, welcome ye, and the sword of the spirit, which is what God hath spoken,¹⁸ With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints, -

¹⁹ And on behalf of me; - that, unto me, may be given discourse in the opening of my mouth, with freedom of utterance, to make known the sacred secret of the glad-message²⁰ In behalf of which I am conducting an embassy in chains, that, therein, I may use freedom of utterance as it is needful for me to speak.²¹ In order, however, that, ye also, may know the things which relate to me - what I am accomplishing, - all things, shall Tychicus make known unto you, he the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, ²² Whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may get to know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your hearts.²³ Peace unto the brethren, and love with faith, - from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.²⁴ Favour be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptness.