Ephesians 6

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Children, be obedient to your parents in the Lord -- that is what uprightness demands.	1 Children, obey your parents (in the Lord), for this is right.
2 The first commandment that has a promise attached to it is: Honour your father and your mother,	2 "Honor your father and mother." This is the first commandment with a promise,
3 and the promise is: so that you may have long life and prosper in the land.	3 "that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on earth."
4 And parents, never drive your children to resentment but bring them up with correction and adviceinspired by the Lord.	4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training and instruction of the Lord.
5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are, according to human reckoning, your masters, with deep respectand sincere loyalty, as you are obedient to Christ:	5 Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ,
6 not only when you are under their eye, as if you had only to please human beings, but as slaves ofChrist who wholeheartedly do the wil of God.	6 not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
7 Work wil ingly for the sake of the Lord and not for the sake of human beings.	7 willingly serving the Lord and not human beings,
8 Never forget that everyone, whether a slave or a free man, wil be rewarded by the Lord for whateverwork he has done wel .	8 knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
9 And those of you who are employers, treat your slaves in the same spirit; do without threats, and neverforget that they and you have the same Master in heaven and there is no favouritism with him.	9 Masters, act in the same way toward them, and stop bullying, knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven and that with him there is no partiality.
10 Finally, grow strong in the Lord, with the strength of his power.	10 Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power.
11 Put on the ful armour of God so as to be able to resist the devil's tactics.	11 Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil.
12 For it is not against human enemies that we have to struggle, but against the principalities and theruling forces who are masters of the darkness in this world, the spirits of evil in the heavens.	12 For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.
13 That is why you must take up al God's armour, or you wil not be able to put up any resistance on theevil day, or stand your ground even though you exert yourselves to the ful .	13 Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground.
14 So stand your ground, with truth a belt round your waist, and uprightness a breastplate,	14 So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,
15 wearing for shoes on your feet the eagerness to spread the gospel of peace	15 and your feet shod in readiness for the gospel of peace.
16 and always carrying the shield of faith so that you can use it to quench the burning arrows of the EvilOne.	16 In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all (the) flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And then you must take salvation as your helmet and the sword of the Spirit, that is, the word of God.	17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 In al your prayer and entreaty keep praying in the Spirit on every possible occasion. Never get tired ofstaying awake to pray for al God's holy people,	18 With all prayer and supplication, pray at every opportunity in the Spirit. To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones
19 and pray for me to be given an opportunity to open my mouth and fearlessly make known the mysteryof the gospel	19 and also for me, that speech may be given me to open my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel
20 of which I am an ambassador in chains; pray that in proclaiming it I may speak as fearlessly as I oughtto.	20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that I may have the courage to speak as I must.
21 So that you know, as well, what is happening to me and what I am doing, my dear friend Tychicus, mytrustworthy helper in the Lord, wil tel you everything.	21 So that you also may have news of me and of what I am doing, Tychicus, my beloved brother and trustworthy minister in the Lord, will tell you everything.
22 I am sending him to you precisely for this purpose, to give you news about us and encourage youthoroughly.	22 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us and that he may encourage your hearts.
23 May God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ grant peace, love and faith to al the brothers.	23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 May grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ, in life imperishable.	24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in immortality.