| 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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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, forbearing
threatening: knowing that your 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 flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against spiritual wickedness in high 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 having 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: that therein 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. Amen. |
