1 sProv. 1:8; 6:20; 23:22 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 tCited from Ex. 20:12 “Honor your father and mother ” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land. ” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,uGen. 18:19; Deut. 4:9; 6:7; 11:19; Ps. 78:4; Prov. 19:18; 22:6; 29:17; [2 Tim. 3:15] but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 vSee 1 Pet. 2:18 Slaves, obey your earthly masters2Or your masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling,w[2 Cor. 11:3] with a sincere heart,x[ch. 5:22] as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, asySee Gal. 1:10 people-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 zSee Ps. 62:12 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord,aGal. 3:28; Col. 3:11 whether he is a slave or free. 9 Masters, do the same to them,bLev. 25:43 and stop your threatening, knowing thatcJohn 13:13; [Job 31:13-15] he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and thatdSee Deut. 10:17 there is no partiality with him.
10 Finally,eRom. 4:20 (Gk.); 2 Tim. 2:1; [1 John 2:14]; See ch. 3:16 be strong in the Lord and infch. 1:19 the strength of his might. 11 gver. 14; Job 29:14; See Rom. 13:12 Put onhver. 13; [2 Cor. 10:4] the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand againstich. 4:14 the schemes of the devil. 12 ForjSee 1 Cor. 9:25 we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but againstkch. 1:21 the rulers, against the authorities, againstlSee ch. 2:2 the cosmic powers overmLuke 22:53; Col. 1:13 this present darkness, againstn[ch. 3:10] the spiritual forces of eviloSee ch. 1:3 in the heavenly places. 13 Thereforep[1 Pet. 4:1] take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand inqch. 5:16 the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore,r1 Pet. 1:13; [Isa. 11:5]; See Luke 12:35 having fastened on the belt of truth, andsIsa. 59:17; 1 Thess. 5:8; [Isa. 61:10; 2 Cor. 6:7] having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and,tIsa. 52:7; Rom. 10:15; [Ex. 12:11] as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take upu[1 John 5:4] the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish allv[Ps. 120:4] the flaming darts ofwSee Matt. 13:19 the evil one; 17 and takes[See ver. 14 above] the helmet of salvation, andxHeb. 4:12; [Isa. 49:2; Hos. 6:5; 2 Cor. 6:7] the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 prayingyLuke 18:1 at all timeszJude 20; See Rom. 8:26 in the Spirit,aCol. 4:2-4 with all prayer and supplication. To that endbSee Mark 13:33 keep alert with all perseverance, makingc1 Tim. 2:1 supplication for all the saints, 19 anddCol. 4:3; 1 Thess. 5:25; 2 Thess. 3:1; [Isa. 50:4] also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my moutheSee Acts 4:29 boldly to proclaimfch. 3:3 the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which IgSee 2 Cor. 5:20 am an ambassadorhSee Acts 28:20 in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
21 iCol. 4:7-9 So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing,jActs 20:4; 2 Tim. 4:12; Titus 3:12 Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. 22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he maykCol. 2:2 encourage your hearts.
23 lGal. 6:16; 2 Thess. 3:16; 1 Pet. 5:14 Peace be to the brothers, andm[Gal. 5:6; 1 Thess. 5:8] love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all whon[1 Cor. 16:22] love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.