1Children listen and obey your parents in the Lord for this is right (just). 2Honor (value at a price) your father and mother which is the first (foremost, principal) commandment with (in) a promise, 3So that it may be well with you and you will be long-lived upon the earth.

4And fathers do not provoke your children to anger (exasperate), but rather bring them up (nourish and nurture to maturity) in the discipline (instruction with chastisement) and admonition (warning through teaching, set the mind thru warning) of the Lord.

5Bond-slaves, listen and obey masters (lords) according to flesh with fear and trembling in simplicity (singleness, not compounded or over-complicated) of your heart like as to Christ, 6Not with eye-service (service rendered only while the master watches) as men-pleasers, but rather as bond-slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from out of the soul (psyches), 7With good will slaving as to the Lord and not to men, 8Knowing that whatever good each one may have done, this he will receive back from close beside (in the presence of) the Lord, whether bond-slave or free.

9And masters (lords), do the same things toward them, giving up threatening, knowing that their and your Master (Lord) is in the heavens and there is no partiality with Him.

10Finally, be empowered (filled with power, strengthened, in sharing power-ability) in the Lord and in the exerted power (dominion, mastery, might, strength) of His might (forcefulness, force to overcome immediate resistance). 11Put on the whole (complete) armor (panoply is close to greek which is a complete and splendid collection of things, latin- arma) of God, for you to be able to stand towards the schemes (methods) of the devil, 12Because our wrestling (struggle, fight) is not towards flesh and blood but rather toward the preeminents (rulers) toward the authorities toward the world-rulers of this darkness toward the spiritual forces of pain-ridden evil in the heavenlies. 13Because of this, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to withstand in the evil (pain-ridden evil) day, and having done all, to stand. 14Therefore, stand having your loins (reproductive area, where the Hebrews thought the generative power (semen) resided, waist, hips) girded (belted) with truth and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15And having shod (put on my feet, bind/fasten/tie under) your feet in the readiness (preparation) of the gospel of peace. 16In all having taken up (raise) the shield of faith in which you will be able to quench (extinguish, suppress) all the flaming arrows (arrows, spears, javelins) of the evil one. 17And receive (accept, welcome) the helmet of salvation and the sword (short sword or dagger, slaughter-knife) of the Spirit which is the rhema word of God,

18Through all prayer and heart-felt petition praying in the Spirit in every opportune time and watching (not sleeping to stay vigilant) unto this very thing in all perserverance and heart-felt petition concerning all saints, 19And also for me so that a word may be given to me in the opening of my mouth to make known in boldness the mystery of the gospel, 20For which I am an ambassador (presbeuo- an older, venerated person, an elder, also an established trustworthy statesman/diplomat) in a chain, so that in it, I might be bold to speak as I ought (it is necessary).

21Now so that you might also know, the things concerning me, what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister (diakonos) in the Lord, will make all things known to you, 22Whom I have sent to you unto this very thing, so that you may know the things concerning us and he may entreat your hearts.

23Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24Grace be with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruptibility.