2.
Between children and parents
6:1-4
Eph. 6
:1
6:1
1aChildren, obey your parents
2bin the Lord, for this is
3right.
Eph. 6
:2
6:2
1a"Honor your father and mother,'' which is the
2first commandment with a promise,
Eph. 6
:3
6:3
a"That it may be
1well with you and that you may live long on the earth.''
Eph. 6
:4
6:4
And fathers, do not
1provoke your children to anger, but
anurture them in the discipline and
2admonition of the Lord.
3.
Between slaves and masters
6:5-9
Eph. 6
:5
6:5
1aSlaves,
2be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh with
3bfear and trembling, in
4csingleness of your heart,
5das to Christ;
Eph. 6
:6
6:6
Not with eye-service as
amen-pleasers but
1as bslaves of Christ, doing the
cwill of God from the
dsoul;
Eph. 6
:7
6:7
With good will
aserving as slaves,
1bas serving the Lord and not men;
Eph. 6
:8
6:8
Knowing that whatever good thing each one does,
1this he will receive back from the Lord, whether
he is a
aslave or a free man.
Eph. 6
:9
6:9
And masters, do the same things toward them,
1agiving up your threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in the heavens, and there is
bno respect of persons with Him.
D.
The warfare required for dealing with the spiritual enemy
6:10-20
Eph. 6
:10
6:10
1Finally,
2be 3aempowered 4bin the Lord and in the
cmight of His strength.
Eph. 6
:11
6:11
1aPut on the
2whole barmor of God that you may be able to
3cstand against the
4dstratagems of the
edevil,
Eph. 6
:12
6:12
For our wrestling is not against
1ablood and flesh but against
2the brulers, against the authorities, against the
cworld-rulers of
3this ddarkness, against the spiritual
forces of evil in the
4eheavenlies.
Eph. 6
:13
6:13
Therefore 1take up the whole
aarmor of God that you may be able to
2bwithstand in the
3cevil day, and having done all, to
4dstand.
Eph. 6
:14
6:14
Stand therefore,
1having 2agirded your loins with
3btruth and having
4put on the
cbreastplate of
drighteousness
Eph. 6
:15
6:15
And having
1shod your
afeet with the
2firm foundation of the
bgospel of
cpeace;
Eph. 6
:16
6:16
Besides all these, having
1taken up the
ashield of
2faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming
3darts of the
bevil one.
Eph. 6
:17
6:17
And receive the
1ahelmet of salvation and the
2bsword of the Spirit,
3which Spirit is the
4cword of God,
Eph. 6
:18
6:18
1By means of all
2aprayer and petition, praying at
bevery time in
3cspirit and
4dwatching unto this in
5all perseverance and
6petition concerning all the saints,
Eph. 6
:19
6:19
And afor me, that
1utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known in
bboldness the
2cmystery of the gospel,
Eph. 6
:20
6:20
For which I am an
1aambassador in a
2bchain, that in it I would speak
cboldly, as I
dought to speak.
IV.
Conclusion
6:21-24
A.
Recommendation
vv. 21-22
Eph. 6
:21
6:21
But athat you also may know the things concerning me, how I am doing,
bTychicus, the beloved brother and faithful
1minister cin the Lord, will
2make all things known to you.
Eph. 6
:22
6:22
Him I have sent to you for this very thing, that you may know the things concerning us and that he may
acomfort your hearts.
B.
Blessing
vv. 23-24
Eph. 6
:23
6:23
1aPeace to the brothers and
2blove with faith
3from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph. 6
:24
6:24
1aGrace be with all those who
2blove our Lord Jesus Christ in
3cincorruptibility.
