Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Translation comparison
Ephesians 6
24 aligned verses; 20 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Honour
thy father and mother ;
which is the first commandment with promise ;
Honor
thy father and mother (
which is the first commandment with promise ),
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring
them up
in the nurture
and admonition of the Lord.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture
them in the chastening
and admonition of the Lord.
Servants, be obedient to
them that are
your
masters
according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Servants, be obedient unto
them that according to the flesh are
your
masters
, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Not with
eyeservice, as menpleasers
; but as the
servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
not in
the
way
of
eyeservice, as men-pleasers
; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
With good will doing service, as to
the Lord, and not to
men:
with good will doing service, as unto
the Lord, and not unto
men:
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any
man
doeth, the same shall he receive of
the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
knowing that whatsoever good thing each
one
doeth, the same shall he receive again
from
the Lord, whether `
he be '
bond or free.
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing
threatening: knowing that your
Master also
is in heaven ;
neither
is
there respect of persons with him.
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and
forbear
threatening: knowing that he
who
is
both
their
Master and
yours
is in heaven ,
and
there is
no
respect of persons with him.
Finally, my
brethren,
be strong in the Lord, and in the power
of his might.
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength
of his might.
Put on the whole armour
of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Put on the whole armor
of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we
wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness
of
this world
, against spiritual wickedness in high
places.
For our
wrestling
is
not against flesh and blood, but against the
principalities, against the
powers, against the world-
rulers of this darkness
, against the
spiritual `hosts'
of
wickedness in the
heavenly
`
places '
.
Wherefore take unto
you
the whole armour
of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Wherefore take up
the whole armor
of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and ,
having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt
about
with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness ;
Stand therefore, having girded
your loins with truth, and having put
on the breastplate of righteousness ,
And your feet shod
with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
and having
shod
your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Above
all,
taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked
.
withal
taking up
the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall 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:
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Praying
always
with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with
all perseverance and supplication for all saints ;
with all prayer and supplication praying
at
all
seasons
in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in
all perseverance and supplication for all the
saints ,
And for
me
, that utterance may be given unto me ,
that
I
may
open
my mouth boldly
, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
And on
my
behalf
, that utterance may be given unto me in
opening
my mouth, to make known with
boldness
the mystery of the gospel,
For which I am an ambassador in bonds:
that therein
I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
for which I am an ambassador in chains;
that in
it
I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
But that ye also may know my affairs, and
how I do, Tychicus, a
beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, the
beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
Whom I have sent unto you for the
same
purpose, that ye might
know our affairs
, and that he might
comfort your hearts.
whom I have sent unto you for this
very
purpose, that ye may
know our state
, and that he may
comfort your hearts.
Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in
sincerity.
Amen
.
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with
`a
love'
incorruptible
.
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