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Ephesians 6

Family Relationships

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 aChildreng5043, obeyg5219 your parentsg1118 in the Lordg2962, for thisg3778 is rightg1342.

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 aHONORg5091 YOUR FATHERg3962 AND MOTHERg3384 (whichg3748 is the firstg4413 commandmentg1785 with a promiseg1860),

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SOg2443 THAT IT MAY BE WELLg2095 WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVEg3118 LONGg3118 ON THE EARTHg1093.

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 aFathersg3962, do not provokeg3949 your childreng5043 to angerg3949, but  bbringg1625 them up in the disciplineg3809 and instructiong3559 of the Lordg2962.

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 aSlavesg1401, be obedientg5219 to thoseg3588 who are your  1mastersg2962 accordingg2596 to the fleshg4561, with  bfearg5401 and tremblingg5156, in the sincerityg572 of your heartg2588,  cas to Christg5547;

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 anot  1by wayg2596 of eyeserviceg3787, as  bmen-pleasersg441, but as  cslavesg1401 of Christg5547,  ddoingg4160 the willg2307 of Godg2316 from the  2heartg5590.

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With goodg2133 willg2133  1renderg1398 serviceg1398,  aas to the Lordg2962, and not to meng444,

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 aknowingg3609a that  bwhateverg1437g5100 goodg18 thingg18 eachg1538 oneg1538 doesg4160, thisg3778 he will receiveg2865 backg2865 from the Lordg2962,  cwhetherg1535a slaveg1401 org1535a freeg1658.

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And mastersg2962, dog4160 the sameg846 thingsg846 to them, and  agiveg447 up threateningg547, knowingg3609a that  bbothg2532 their Masterg2962 and yoursg4771 is in heaveng3772, and there is  cnog3756 partialityg4382 with Him.

The Armor of God

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Finallyg3062,  abe strongg1743 in the Lordg2962 and in  bthe strengthg2904 of His mightg2479.

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 aPutg1746a on the fullg3833 armorg3833 of Godg2316, sog4314 that you will be ableg1410 to standg2476 firmg2476 againstg4314 the  bschemesg3180 of the devilg1228.

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For our  astruggleg3823 is not againstg4314  1 bfleshg4561 and bloodg129, but  cagainstg4314 the rulersg746, againstg4314 the powersg1849, againstg4314 the  dworldg2888 forcesg2888 of thisg3778  edarknessg4655, againstg4314 the  fspiritualg4152 forces of wickednessg4189 in  gthe heavenlyg2032 places.

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Thereforeg1223g3778, takeg353 up  athe fullg3833 armorg3833 of Godg2316, sog2443 that you will be ableg1410 to  bresistg436 in  cthe evilg4190 dayg2250, and having doneg2716 everythingg537a, to standg2476 firmg2476.

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Standg2476 firmg2476 thereforeg3767,  aHAVING GIRDEDg4024 YOUR LOINSg3751 WITH TRUTHg225, and HAVING  bPUTg1746a ON THE BREASTPLATEg2382 OF RIGHTEOUSNESSg1343,

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and having  ashodg5265 YOUR FEETg4228 WITH THE PREPARATIONg2091 OF THE GOSPELg2098 OF PEACEg1515;

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 1in addition to allg3956, takingg353 up the  ashieldg2375 of faithg4102 with whichg3739 you will be ableg1410 to extinguishg4570 allg3956 the  bflamingg4448 arrowsg956b of  cthe evilg4190 one.

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And takeg1209  aTHE HELMETg4030 OF SALVATIONg4992, and the  bswordg3162 of the Spiritg4151, whichg3739 is  cthe wordg4487 of Godg2316.

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 1With allg3956  aprayerg4335 and petitiong1162  2 bprayg4336 at allg3956 timesg2540  cin the Spiritg4151, and with thisg846 in viewg1519,  3 dbe on the alertg69 with allg3956  eperseveranceg4343 and  fpetitiong1162 for allg3956 the saintsg40,

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and  apray on my behalfg5228, that utteranceg3056 may be giveng1325 to me  bin the openingg457 of my mouthg4750, to makeg1107 knowng1107 with  cboldnessg3954  dthe mysteryg3466 of the gospelg2098,

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for whichg3739 I amg4243 an  aambassadorg4243  bin  1chainsg254; that  2in proclaiming it I may speakg3955  cboldlyg3955,  das I oughtg1163 to speakg2980.

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 aBut that you alsog2532 may knowg3609a aboutg2596 my circumstancesg3588g2596,  1howg5101 I am doingg4238,  bTychicusg5190,  cthe belovedg27 brotherg80 and faithfulg4103 ministerg1249 in the Lordg2962, will makeg1107 everythingg3956 knowng1107 to you.

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 1 aI have sentg3992 him to you for thisg3778 veryg846 purpose, sog2443 that you may knowg1097  2aboutg4012 us, and that he may  bcomfortg3870 your heartsg2588.

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 aPeaceg1515 be to the brethreng80, and  bloveg26 with faithg4102, from Godg2316 the Fatherg3962 and the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547.

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Graceg5485 be with allg3956 thoseg3588 who loveg25 our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547  1with incorruptibleg861 love.



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