1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), 3that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth. 4And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord. 5Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Messiah; 6not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Messiah, doing the will of God from the heart; 7with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he shall receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bond or free. 9And, you masters, do the same things to them, and refrain from threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him. 10Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 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. 14Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16besides all this taking up the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching to that end in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints, 19and on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 21But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: 22whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts. 23Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Yeshua Messiah. 24Grace be with all those who love our Lord Yeshua Messiah with a love incorruptible.