1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is
right.
2 Honour thy father and thy mother, (which is the
first commandment with promise,
3 ) that it may be well
with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the earth.
4 And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children: but
educate them in the nurture and admonition of the
Lord.
5 Servants, obey them that are your masters according to
the flesh, with note reverential fear, in the simplicity of
your heart, as unto Christ:
6 not with eye-service as
men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will
of God from the note heart;
7 with good-will, as serving
the Lord note rather than men:
8 knowing that whatever
good any one doth, he shall receive the reward of note it from
the Lord, whether He be a slave or free.
9 And ye masters,
do the same to them, forbearing threatening: knowing
that ye yourselves also have a Master in heaven, and
there is no respect of persons with Him.
10 noteMoreover, my brethren, strengthen yourselves in
the Lord, and in note his mighty power.
11 Put on the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand
against the wiles of the Devil.
12 For our conflict is not
with flesh and blood only, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the world and of
the darkness of this age, against note wicked spirits in heavenly
places.
13 Take therefore the complete armour of
God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all to stand.
14 Stand therefore having
your loins girt about with truth, and putting on the
breast-plate of righteousness:
15 and having your feet shod
with the preparation of the gospel of peace:
16 over all
taking the shield of faith, whereby ye will be able to
quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one:
17 take also
the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God:
18 praying at all seasons with
all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance, and note intercession for
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all the saints;
19 and for me particularly, that utterance
may be given me, note that I may open my mouth with
freedom, to make known the mystery of the gospel:
20 for
which I am an ambassador though in note chains: that
I may speak note boldly in behalf of it, as I ought to
speak.
21 But that ye also may know my affairs, and what I
am doing here, Tychicus a beloved brother, and a faithful
minister in the Lord, shall make all known to you:
whom I have sent to you,
22 for this very end, that ye might
know our concerns, and that he may comfort your
hearts.
23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from
God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Grace
be with all that love our Lord Jesus Christ in note sincerity.
Amen.
Written from Rome to the Ephesians by Tychicus.
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Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
