| International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. | 1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. |
| 2"Honor your father and mother…" (This is a very important commandment with a promise.) | 2HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise), |
| 3"…so that it may go well for you, and that you may have a long life on the earth." | 3SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH. |
| 4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up by training and instructing them about the Lord. | 4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. |
| 5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear, trembling, and sincerity, as when you obey the Messiah. | 5Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; |
| 6Do not do this only while you're being watched in order to please them, but be like slaves of the Messiah, who are determined to obey God's will. | 6not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. |
| 7Serve willingly, as if you were serving the Lord and not merely people, | 7With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, |
| 8because you know that everyone will receive a reward from the Lord for whatever good he has done, whether he is a slave or free. | 8knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free. |
| 9Masters, treat your slaves the same way. Do not threaten them, for you know that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. | 9And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him. |
| 10Finally, be strong in the Lord, relying on his mighty strength. | 10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. |
| 11Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the devil's strategies. | 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. |
| 12For our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm. | 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. |
| 13For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm. | 13Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. |
| 14Stand firm, therefore, having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, | 14Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, |
| 15and being firm-footed in the gospel of peace. | 15and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; |
| 16In addition to having clothed yourselves with these things, having taken up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one, | 16in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. |
| 17also take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. | 17And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. |
| 18Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and request. Likewise, be alert with your most diligent efforts and pray for all the saints. | 18With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, |
| 19Pray also for me, so that, when I begin to speak, the right words will come to me. Then I will boldly make known the secret of the gospel, | 19and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, |
| 20for whose sake I am an ambassador in chains, desiring to declare the gospel as boldly as I should. | 20for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. |
| 21So that you may know what has happened to me and how I am doing, Tychicus, our dear brother and a faithful minister in service to the Lord, will tell you everything. | 21But that you also may know about my circumstances, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you. |
| 22I am sending him to you for this very reason, so that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts. | 22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts. |
| 23May peace and love, with faith, be with the brothers, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah! | 23Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 24May grace be with all who sincerely love the Lord Jesus, the Messiah! | 24Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. |
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