76 lines
3.0 KiB
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76 lines
3.0 KiB
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## Children and Parents
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###### 1
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
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###### 2
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Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise),
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###### 3
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so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long in the land.
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###### 4
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Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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###### 5
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Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the integrity of your heart, as to Christ;
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###### 6
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not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
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###### 7
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serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men,
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###### 8
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knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
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###### 9
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And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
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## The Armor of God
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###### 10
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the might of His strength.
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###### 11
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Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
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###### 12
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual _forces_ of wickedness in the heavenly _places_.
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###### 13
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Therefore, 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.
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###### 14
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Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
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and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace.
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###### 16
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In addition to all, having taken up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one,
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###### 17
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also receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
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praying at all times with all prayer and petition in the Spirit, and to this end, being on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
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###### 19
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as well as on my behalf, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel--
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###### 20
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for which I am an ambassador in chains--so that in _proclaiming_ it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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###### 21
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But that you also may know about all my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you.
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###### 22
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I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know our circumstances, and that he may encourage your hearts.
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###### 23
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Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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###### 24
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Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible _love_.
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