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Ephesians 6

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

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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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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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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;

Ephesians 6:5 KJV

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

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With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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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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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.

Ephesians 6:9 KJV

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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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.

Ephesians 6:12 KJV

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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Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

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And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

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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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And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

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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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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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For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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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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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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Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

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End of Ephesians 6

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What is Ephesians 6 about?

Ephesians 6 closes Paul's letter with practical teaching for households and a call to spiritual battle. Children are told to obey their parents and honor them, "the first commandment with promise," and fathers not to provoke their children. Servants and masters are told to treat one another as serving Christ. Then Paul writes his famous passage on "the whole armour of God" (verse 11): the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (verse 17). He asks for prayer to speak the gospel boldly.

What does Ephesians 6 mean?

Ephesians 6:11

Paul ends his letter to the Ephesians with a call to spiritual readiness. "Put on the whole armour of God" means using every piece of protection God provides, not just some of it. Paul likely had in mind a Roman soldier, perhaps one guarding him as he wrote from prison. The reason is "that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." "Wiles" means schemes or tricks: Paul describes evil as deceptive rather than always obvious. In the verses that follow he lists truth, righteousness, the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, and the word of God. The goal is not to attack people, but to stand firm.

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