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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
“Honour your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:
“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Messiah,
6 ⲋ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛϭⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲣⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ
not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers, but as servants of Messiah, doing the will of God from the heart,
with good will doing service as to the Lord and not to men,
knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same good again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ
You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ (aiōn g165)
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. (aiōn g165)
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲉⲕ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ
Therefore put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace,
above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲥⲣϥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the holy ones.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ
Pray for me, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things.
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state and that he may comfort your hearts.
Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Yeshua the Messiah with incorruptible love. Amen.
