Ephesians 6 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Children and Parents

Family Responsibilities; the Christian’s Armor

(Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16 )

Eph 6:1

Eph 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Eph 6:2

Eph 6:2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise:

Eph 6:3

Eph 6:3“that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”[fn]

Eph 6:4

Eph 6:4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters

Eph 6:5

Eph 6:5Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;

Eph 6:6

Eph 6:6not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Eph 6:7

Eph 6:7with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,

Eph 6:8

Eph 6:8knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.

Eph 6:9

Eph 6:9And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also[fn] is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

The Whole Armor of God

Eph 6:10

Eph 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Eph 6:11

Eph 6:11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Eph 6:12

Eph 6:12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,[fn] against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Eph 6:13

Eph 6:13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Eph 6:14

Eph 6:14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Eph 6:15

Eph 6:15and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Eph 6:16

Eph 6:16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

Eph 6:17

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

Eph 6:18

Eph 6:18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

Eph 6:19

Eph 6:19and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Eph 6:20

Eph 6:20for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

A Gracious Greeting

Eph 6:21

Eph 6:21But 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;

Eph 6:22

Eph 6:22whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts.

Eph 6:23

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

Eph 6:24

Eph 6:24Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).

NKJV Footnotes

(6:3)

Deuteronomy 5:16

(6:9)

NU-Text reads He who is both their Master and yours.

(6:12)

NU-Text reads rulers of this darkness.

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