¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

¹I Børn! adlyder eders Forældre i Herren, thi dette er ret.

²“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

²"Ær din Fader og Moder", dette er jo det første Bud med Forjættelse,

³“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” Deuteronomy 5:16

³"for at det må gå dig vel, og du må leve længe i Landet."

⁴You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

⁴Og I Fædre! opirrer ikke eders Børn, men opfostrer dem i Herrens Tugt og Formaning!

⁵Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

⁵I Trælle! adlyder eders Herrer efter Kødet med Frygt og Bæven i eders Hjertes Enfold som Kristus;

⁶not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁶ikke med Øjentjeneste, som de, der ville tækkes Mennesker, men som Kristi Tjenere, så I gøre Guds Villie af Hjertet,

⁷with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

⁷idet I med god Villie gøre Tjeneste som for Herren, og ikke for Mennesker,

⁸knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

⁸idet I vide, at hvad godt enhver gør, det skal han få igen af Herren, hvad enten han er Træl eller fri.

⁹You 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.

⁹Og I Herrer! gører det samme imod dem, så I lade Trusel fare, idet I vide, at både deres og eders Herre er i Himlene, og der er ikke Persons Anseelse hos ham.

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

¹⁰For øvrigt bliver stærke i Herren og i hans Styrkes Vælde!

¹¹Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹¹Ifører eder Guds fulde Rustning, for at I må kunne bolde Stand imod Djævelens snedige Anløb.

¹²For 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.

¹²Thi for os står Kampen ikke imod Blod og Kød, men imod Magterne, imod Myndighederne, imod Verdensherskerne i dette Mørke, imod Ondskabens Åndemagter i det himmelske.

¹³Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

¹³Derfor tager Guds fulde Rustning på, for at I må kunne stå imod på den onde Dag og bestå efter at have fuldbyrdet alt.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁴Så står da omgjordede om eders Lænd med Sandhed og iførte Retfærdighedens Panser.

¹⁵and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;

¹⁵Fødderne ombundne med Kampberedthed fra Fredens Evangelium;

¹⁶above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

¹⁶og i alle Forhold løfter Troens Skjold, med hvilket I ville kunne slukke alle den ondes gloende Pile,

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word from Greek rhema, which means spoken word of God;

¹⁷og tager imod Frelsens Hjelm og Åndens Sværd, som er Guds Ord,

¹⁸with 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 saints:

¹⁸idet I under al Påkaldelse og Bøn bede til enhver Tid i Ånden og ere årvågne dertil i al Vedholdenhed og Bøn for alle de hellige,

¹⁹on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

¹⁹også for mig, om at der må gives mig Ord, når jeg oplader min Mund, til med Frimodighed at kundgøre Evangeliets Hemmelighed,

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

²⁰for hvis Skyld jeg er et Sendebud i Lænker, for at jeg må have Frimodighed deri til at tale, som jeg bør.

²¹But 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;

²¹Men for at også I skulle kende mine Forhold, hvorledes det går mig, da skal Tykikus, den elskede Broder og tro Tjener i Herren kundgøre eder alt;

²²whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.

²²ham sender jeg til eder, just for at I skulle lære at kende, hvorledes det står til hos os, og for at han skal opmuntre eders Hjerter.

²³Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²³Fred være med Brødrene og Kærlighed med Tro fra Gud Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus!

²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.

²⁴Nåden være med alle dem, som elske vor Herre Jesus Kristus i Uforkrænkelighed!