Ephesians (ESV)
All of Ephesians, one verse at a time.
143 verses
Hannah Miller
Aug. 8, 2020
English
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Ephesians 1:1ESV
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:"
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Ephesians 1:11ESV
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,"
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Ephesians 1:13ESV
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,"
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Ephesians 1:15ESV
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,"
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Ephesians 1:17ESV
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,"
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Ephesians 1:19ESV
and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might"
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Ephesians 1:20ESV
that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,"
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Ephesians 1:3ESV
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,"
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Ephesians 1:5ESV
he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,"
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Ephesians 1:7ESV
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,"
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Ephesians 1:9ESV
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ"
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Ephesians 2:1ESV
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
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Ephesians 2:10ESV
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
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Ephesians 2:11ESV
Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called ""the uncircumcision"" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands"
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Ephesians 2:12ESV
remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world."
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Ephesians 2:13ESV
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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Ephesians 2:14ESV
For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility"
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Ephesians 2:15ESV
by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,"
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Ephesians 2:16ESV
and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility."
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Ephesians 2:17ESV
And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
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Ephesians 2:18ESV
For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
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Ephesians 2:19ESV
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,"
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Ephesians 2:2ESV
in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience"
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Ephesians 2:20ESV
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,"
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Ephesians 2:21ESV
in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord."
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Ephesians 2:22ESV
In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
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Ephesians 2:3ESV
among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind."
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Ephesians 2:4ESV
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,"
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Ephesians 2:5ESV
even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ-by grace you have been saved"
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Ephesians 2:6ESV
and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,"
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Ephesians 2:7ESV
so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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Ephesians 2:8ESV
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,"
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Ephesians 2:9ESV
not a result of works, so that no one may boast."
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Ephesians 3:1ESV
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-"
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Ephesians 3:10ESV
so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
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Ephesians 3:11ESV
This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,"
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Ephesians 3:12ESV
in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
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Ephesians 3:13ESV
So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory."
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Ephesians 3:14ESV
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,"
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Ephesians 3:15ESV
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,"
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Ephesians 3:16ESV
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,"
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Ephesians 3:17ESV
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith that you, being rooted and grounded in love,"
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Ephesians 3:18ESV
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,"
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Ephesians 3:19ESV
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
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Ephesians 3:2ESV
assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,"
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Ephesians 3:20ESV
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,"
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Ephesians 3:21ESV
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen."
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Ephesians 3:3ESV
how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly."
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Ephesians 3:4ESV
When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,"
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Ephesians 3:5ESV
which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
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Ephesians 3:6ESV
This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel."
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Ephesians 3:7ESV
Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power."
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Ephesians 3:8ESV
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,"
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Ephesians 3:9ESV
and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things,"
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Ephesians 4:1ESV
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,"
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Ephesians 4:10ESV
He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)"
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Ephesians 4:11ESV
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,"
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Ephesians 4:12ESV
to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,"
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Ephesians 4:13ESV
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,"
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Ephesians 4:14ESV
so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes."
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Ephesians 4:15ESV
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,"
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Ephesians 4:16ESV
from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love."
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Ephesians 4:17ESV
Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds."
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Ephesians 4:18ESV
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart."
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Ephesians 4:19ESV
They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity."
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Ephesians 4:2ESV
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,"
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Ephesians 4:20ESV
But that is not the way you learned Christ!-
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Ephesians 4:21ESV
assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,"
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Ephesians 4:22ESV
to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,"
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Ephesians 4:23ESV
and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,"
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Ephesians 4:24ESV
and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."
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Ephesians 4:25ESV
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another."
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Ephesians 4:26ESV
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,"
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Ephesians 4:27ESV
and give no opportunity to the devil.
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Ephesians 4:28ESV
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need."
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Ephesians 4:29ESV
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."
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Ephesians 4:3ESV
eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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Ephesians 4:30ESV
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."
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Ephesians 4:31ESV
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice."
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Ephesians 4:32ESV
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
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Ephesians 4:4ESV
There is one body and one Spirit-just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call
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Ephesians 4:5ESV
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,"
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Ephesians 4:6ESV
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all."
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Ephesians 4:7ESV
But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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Ephesians 4:8ESV
Therefore it says, ""When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."""
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Ephesians 4:9ESV
(In saying, ""He ascended,"" what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?"
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Ephesians 5:1ESV
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children."
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Ephesians 5:10ESV
and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.
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Ephesians 5:11ESV
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them."
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Ephesians 5:12ESV
For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
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Ephesians 5:13ESV
But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,"
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Ephesians 5:14ESV
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, ""Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."""
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Ephesians 5:15ESV
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,"
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Ephesians 5:16ESV
making the best use of the time, because the days are evil."
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Ephesians 5:17ESV
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."
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Ephesians 5:18ESV
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,"
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Ephesians 5:19ESV
addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,"
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Ephesians 5:2ESV
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
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Ephesians 5:20ESV
giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,"
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Ephesians 5:21ESV
submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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Ephesians 5:22ESV
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord."
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Ephesians 5:23ESV
For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior."
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Ephesians 5:24ESV
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands."
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Ephesians 5:25ESV
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,"
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Ephesians 5:26ESV
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,"
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Ephesians 5:27ESV
so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish."
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Ephesians 5:28ESV
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
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Ephesians 5:29ESV
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,"
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Ephesians 5:3ESV
But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints."
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Ephesians 5:30ESV
because we are members of his body.
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Ephesians 5:31ESV
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
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Ephesians 5:32ESV
This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church."
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Ephesians 5:33ESV
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
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Ephesians 5:4ESV
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving."
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Ephesians 5:5ESV
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God."
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Ephesians 5:6ESV
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience."
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Ephesians 5:7ESV
Therefore do not become partners with them;
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Ephesians 5:8ESV
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light"
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Ephesians 5:9ESV
(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),"
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Ephesians 6:1ESV
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."
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Ephesians 6:10ESV
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might."
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Ephesians 6:11ESV
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil."
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Ephesians 6:12ESV
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."
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Ephesians 6:13ESV
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm."
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Ephesians 6:14ESV
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,"
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Ephesians 6:15ESV
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace."
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Ephesians 6:16ESV
In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;"
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Ephesians 6:17ESV
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,"
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Ephesians 6:18ESV
praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,"
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Ephesians 6:19ESV
and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,"
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Ephesians 6:2ESV
Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise),"
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Ephesians 6:20ESV
for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak."
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Ephesians 6:21ESV
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything."
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Ephesians 6:22ESV
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts."
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Ephesians 6:23ESV
Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
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Ephesians 6:24ESV
Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.
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Ephesians 6:3ESV
that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.
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Ephesians 6:4ESV
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."
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Ephesians 6:5ESV
Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ,"
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Ephesians 6:6ESV
not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,"
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Ephesians 6:7ESV
rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man,"
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Ephesians 6:8ESV
knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free."
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Ephesians 6:9ESV
Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him."