Ephesians 6:1-9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Children and Parents

6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord,^[a] for this is right. ² “Honor your father and mother”—this is the first commandment with a promise^(A)— ³ “so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

⁴ And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.^(B)

Slaves and Masters

⁵ Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect^[b] and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ,^{(C) 6} not with a slavery performed merely for looks, to please people, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul. ⁷ Render service with enthusiasm, as for the Lord and not for humans, ⁸ knowing that whatever good we do, we will receive the same again from the Lord, whether we are enslaved or free.

⁹ And, masters,^[c] do the same to them. Stop threatening them, for you know that both of you have the same Lord^[d] in heaven, and with him there is no partiality.^(D)