1 AProv 6:20; 23:22; Col 3:20Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 AEx 20:12; Deut 5:16Hoɴoʀ ʏoᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍoᴛʜᴇʀ (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ wᴇʟʟ wɪᴛʜ ʏoᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏoᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ʟɪvᴇ ʟoɴɢ oɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ.

4 ACol 3:21Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but BGen 18:19; Deut 6:7; 11:19; Ps 78:4; Prov 22:6; 2 Tim 3:15bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

5 ACol 3:22; 1 Tim 6:1; Titus 2:9Slaves, be obedient to those who are your 1I.e. earthly masters, with fearmasters according to the flesh, with B1 Cor 2:3fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, CEph 5:22as to Christ; 6 ACol 3:22not 1Lit according toby way of eyeservice, as BGal 1:10men-pleasers, but as C1 Cor 7:22slaves of Christ, DMark 3:35doing the will of God from the 2Lit soulheart. 7 With good will 1Lit renderingrender service, ACol 3:23as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 ACol 3:24knowing that BMatt 16:27; 2 Cor 5:10; Col 3:24fwhatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, C1 Cor 12:13; Col 3:11whether slave or free.

9 And masters, do the same things to them, and ALev 25:43give up threatening, knowing that BJob 31:13ff; John 13:13; Col 4:1both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is CDeut 10:17; Acts 10:34; Col 3:25no partiality with Him.

10 Finally, A1 Cor 16:13; 2 Tim 2:1be strong in the Lord and in BEph 1:19the strength of His might. 11 ARom 13:12; Eph 6:13Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the BEph 4:14schemes of the devil. 12 For our A1 Cor 9:25struggle is not against 1Lit blood and fleshBMatt 16:17flesh and blood, but CEph 1:21; 2:2; 3:10against the rulers, against the powers, against the DJohn 12:31world forces of this EActs 26:18; Col 1:13darkness, against the FEph 3:10spiritual forces of wickedness in GEph 1:3the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up AEph 6:11the full armor of God, so that you will be able to BJames 4:7resist in CEph 5:16the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, AIs 11:5; Luke 12:35; 1 Pet 1:13ʜᴀvɪɴɢ ɢɪʀᴅᴇᴅ ʏoᴜʀ ʟoɪɴs wɪᴛʜ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, and ʜᴀvɪɴɢ BIs 59:17; Rom 13:12; Eph 6:13; 1 Thess 5:8ᴘᴜᴛ oɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀsᴛᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ oꜰ ʀɪɢʜᴛᴇoᴜsɴᴇss, 15 and having AIs 52:7; Rom 10:15shod ʏoᴜʀ ꜰᴇᴇᴛ wɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪoɴ oꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢosᴘᴇʟ oꜰ ᴘᴇᴀcᴇ; 16 1Lit in allin addition to all, taking up the A1 Thess 5:8shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the BPs 7:13; 120:4flaming arrows of CMatt 5:37the evil one. 17 And take AIs 59:17ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴍᴇᴛ oꜰ sᴀʟvᴀᴛɪoɴ, and the BIs 49:2; Hos 6:5; Heb 4:12sword of the Spirit, which is CEph 5:26; Heb 6:5the word of God.

18 1Lit ThroughWith all APhil 4:6prayer and petition 2Lit prayingBLuke 18:1; Col 1:3; 4:2; 1 Thess 5:17pray at all times CRom 8:26fin the Spirit, and with this in view, 3Lit beingDMark 13:33be on the alert with all EActs 1:14perseverance and F1 Tim 2:1petition for all the saints, 19 and ACol 4:3; 1 Thess 5:25pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me B2 Cor 6:11in the opening of my mouth, to make known with C2 Cor 3:12boldness DEph 3:3the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an A2 Cor 5:20; Philem 9 mgambassador BActs 21:33; 28:20; Eph 3:1; Phil 1:7; Col 4:3in 1Lit a chainchains; that 2Two early mss read I may speak it boldlyin proclaiming it I may speak C2 Cor 3:12boldly, DCol 4:4as I ought to speak.

21 AEph 6:21, 22: Col 4:7-9But that you also may know about my circumstances, 1Lit whathow I am doing, BActs 20:4; 2 Tim 4:12Tychicus, CCol 4:7the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you. 22 1Lit Whom I have sent to youACol 4:8I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know 2Lit the things about usabout us, and that he may BCol 2:2; 4:8comfort your hearts.

23 ARom 15:33; Gal 6:16; 2 Thess 3:16; 1 Pet 5:14Peace be to the brethren, and BGal 5:6; 1 Thess 5:8love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ 1Lit in incorruptionwith incorruptible love.