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# Chapter 6
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1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right.
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2 Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,
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3 so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.
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4 Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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5 Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as you would Christ.
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6 Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing God’s will from your heart.
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7 Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to people,
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8 knowing that whatever good each one does, slave or free, he will receive this back from the Lord.
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9 And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
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10 Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.
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11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil.
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12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens.
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13 For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.
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14 Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest,
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15 and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace.
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16 In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
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17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit—which is the word of God.
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18 Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
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19 Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel.
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20 For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.
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21 Tychicus, our dearly loved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me so that you may be informed.
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22 I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage your hearts.
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23 Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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24 Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ. |