Ephesians 6 (NET)

Ephesians 6:1¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 3:20-25Prov 23:22Prov 6:20Prov 1:8Col 3:16-17Deut 21:18Lev 19:3Rom 12:21 Tim 5:4Eph 6:5-6

Ephesians 6:2²“Honor your father and mother, ” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 20:12Deut 27:16Matt 15:4-6Prov 20:20Mal 1:6Ezek 22:7Mark 7:9-13Jer 35:18Rom 13:7

Ephesians 6:3³“that it will go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 5:16Deut 4:40Deut 12:28Deut 12:25Deut 22:7Deut 6:18Deut 6:3Isa 3:10Jer 42:6Ps 128:1-2

Ephesians 6:4⁴Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 3:21Prov 22:6Prov 29:15Prov 19:18Deut 6:72 Tim 3:15Prov 29:17Prov 23:13-14Prov 4:1-4Deut 4:9

Ephesians 6:5⁵Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 2:18-21Titus 2:9-10Col 3:17-24Ps 86:11Eph 5:22Mal 1:61 Tim 6:1-3Phil 2:121 Pet 3:2Matt 6:24

Ephesians 6:6⁶not like those who do their work only when someone is watching —as people-pleasers—but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 3:22-231 Thess 2:4Gal 1:10Eph 5:171 Pet 4:2Phil 2:12Matt 12:50Matt 7:21Col 1:9Heb 10:36

Ephesians 6:7⁷Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 3:231 Cor 10:31Eph 6:5-62 Kgs 5:13Gen 31:38-402 Kgs 5:2-3Gen 31:6

Ephesians 6:8⁸because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 3:24Luke 14:142 Cor 5:10Matt 16:27Matt 6:4Prov 11:18Luke 6:35Matt 10:41-42Col 3:11Heb 10:35

Ephesians 6:9⁹Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 10:34Col 3:25-4:1Rom 2:11Job 31:13-15Deut 10:17Luke 6:31Matt 7:121 Cor 1:2Deut 24:14-15Jas 2:13

Ephesians 6:10¹⁰Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Phil 4:13Isa 40:31Josh 1:91 Cor 16:131 Pet 5:10Col 1:112 Cor 12:9-10Deut 20:3-4Eph 1:19Eph 3:16

Ephesians 6:11¹¹Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Cor 10:4Rom 13:12Eph 6:131 Thess 5:81 Pet 5:82 Cor 2:11Eph 4:14Rom 13:14Col 3:102 Cor 11:13-15

Ephesians 6:12¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 1:132 Cor 4:4Eph 2:2Col 2:15Acts 26:18Eph 1:21Rom 8:381 Cor 9:25-27Eph 3:10Eph 1:3

Ephesians 6:13¹³For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Cor 10:4Luke 21:36Eph 6:11-17Eph 5:16Rev 3:10Col 4:12Luke 8:13Mal 3:2Eccl 12:1Eph 5:6

Ephesians 6:14¹⁴Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 59:171 Thess 5:8Isa 11:5Luke 12:352 Cor 6:71 Pet 1:13Eph 5:9Rev 9:17Rev 9:9

Ephesians 6:15¹⁵by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 52:7Rom 10:152 Cor 5:18-21Hab 3:19Luke 15:22Song 7:1

Ephesians 6:16¹⁶and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 5:8-91 John 5:4-5Prov 18:10Ps 56:3-4Gen 15:1Ps 56:10-112 Cor 4:16-18Heb 11:24-342 Cor 1:24Heb 6:17-18

Ephesians 6:17¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God).Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Heb 4:12Isa 59:17Rev 19:151 Thess 5:8Isa 49:2Matt 4:10-11Rev 2:16Hos 6:5Rev 12:11Matt 4:4

Ephesians 6:18¹⁸With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Thess 5:17Col 4:2Phil 4:61 Tim 2:1Jude 1:20Rom 8:26-27Mark 14:38Luke 21:36Luke 18:1-8Matt 26:41

Ephesians 6:19¹⁹Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak —that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 4:3Acts 4:292 Thess 3:11 Thess 5:25Heb 13:18Acts 4:311 Thess 2:22 Cor 8:7Acts 13:46Acts 19:8

Ephesians 6:20²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Cor 5:20Col 4:42 Tim 2:91 Thess 2:21 John 3:16Acts 26:29Phil 1:20Phil 1:72 Tim 1:16Acts 28:20

Ephesians 6:21²¹Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you, so that you too may know about my circumstances, how I am doing.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 20:42 Tim 4:12Titus 3:12Col 4:7-91 Cor 4:171 Pet 5:121 Tim 4:62 Pet 3:15Col 1:7Phlm 1:16

Ephesians 6:22²²I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 4:7-8Phil 2:251 Thess 3:22 Thess 2:17Col 2:2Phil 2:19

Ephesians 6:23²³Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gal 6:161 Pet 5:14Gal 5:61 Tim 1:142 Thess 3:16Ps 122:6-91 Cor 1:31 Sam 25:61 Thess 5:81 Tim 1:3

Ephesians 6:24²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 22:371 Cor 16:22-23Matt 6:132 Cor 8:122 Tim 4:22Titus 2:7Titus 3:152 Cor 8:8John 21:15-17Matt 28:20