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^(a)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

^(b) Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise),

so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth .

^(c)Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but ^(d)bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

^(e)Slaves, be obedient to those who are your ^[a]masters according to the flesh, with ^(f)fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, ^(g)as to Christ;

^(h)not ^[b]by way of eyeservice, as ⁽ⁱ⁾men-pleasers, but as ^(j)slaves of Christ, ^(k)doing the will of God from the ^[c]heart.

With good will ^[d]render service, ^(l)as to the Lord, and not to men,

^(m)knowing that ⁽ⁿ⁾whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, ^(o)whether slave or free.

And masters, do the same things to them, and ^(p)give up threatening, knowing that ^(q)both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is ^(r)no partiality with Him.

Finally, ^(s)be strong in the Lord and in ^(t)the strength of His might.

^(u)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the ^(v)schemes of the devil.

For our ^(w)struggle is not against ^[e](x)flesh and blood, but ^(y)against the rulers, against the powers, against the ^(z)world forces of this ^(aa)darkness, against the ^(ab)spiritual forces of wickedness in ^(ac)the heavenly places.

Therefore, take up ^(ad)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to ^(ae)resist in ^(af)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

Stand firm therefore, ^(ag) having girded your loins with truth , and having ^(ah) put on the breastplate of righteousness ,

and having ^(ai)shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace ;

^[f]in addition to all, taking up the ^(aj)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the ^(ak)flaming arrows of ^(al)the evil one.

And take ^(am) the helmet of salvation , and the ^(an)sword of the Spirit, which is ^(ao)the word of God.

^[g]With all ^(ap)prayer and petition ^[h](aq)pray at all times ^(ar)in the Spirit, and with this in view, ^[i](as)be on the alert with all ^(at)perseverance and ^(au)petition for all the saints,

and ^(av)pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me ^(aw)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with ^(ax)boldness ^(ay)the mystery of the gospel,

for which I am an ^(az)ambassador ^(ba)in ^[j]chains; that ^[k]in proclaiming it I may speak ^(bb)boldly, ^(bc)as I ought to speak.

^(bd)But that you also may know about my circumstances, ^[l]how I am doing, ^(be)Tychicus, ^(bf)the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.

^[m](bg)I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know ^[n]about us, and that he may ^(bh)comfort your hearts.

^(bi)Peace be to the brethren, and ^(bj)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ ^[o]with incorruptible love.