1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”⚓ 4Fathers,⚓ do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. 5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, 8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free. 9And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
The Armor of God
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Final Greetings
21Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. 22I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you. 23Peace to the brothers and sisters,⚓ and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.⚓
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Mivnyuas hab nam txwv
1Cov mivnyuas, mej ca le noog nam txwv lug rua huv tug Tswv vem qhov nuav raug cai lawm. 2“Koj yuav tsum fwm koj nam koj txwv.” Nuav yog thawj nqai kevcai kws muaj tej lug cog tseg has tas, 3“koj txhad le noj qaab nyob zoo hab muaj txujsa nyob ntev rua huv lub nplajteb.”⚓ 4Mej cov kws ua txwv, tsw xob zwg ua rua mej tej mivnyuas npau tawg, tassws yuav tsum tu puab rua huv tug Tswv tej lug qhuab qha hab nwg tej lug ntuag.
Tub qhe hab lospaav
5Mej cov kws yog tub qhe, ca le muab tsua sau sab noog mej tug lospaav huv nplajteb nuav lug ntshai ua tshee quas nyo ib yaam le noog Kheto lug, 6tsw yog ua zoo rua thaus tug lospaav pum xwb yaam le cov kws ua rua tuabneeg txaus sab, tassws ua ib yaam le mej yog Kheto cov qhev, hab ua tuaj nruab sab lawv le Vaajtswv lub sab nyam. 7Mej ca le zoo sab ua mej teg num zoo yaam le mej ua koom rua tug Tswv, tsw yog ua koom rua tuabneeg, 8vem mej yeej paub tas leejtwg ua qhov zoo le caag ca lawm kuj yuav saws yaam ntawd ntawm tug Tswv, tsw has tug kws ua qhev lossws tug tsw ua qhev. 9Mej cov kws yog lospaav, ca le ua ib yaam le ntawd rua mej cov qhev. Tsw xob hem puab tsua qhov mej yeej paub tas tug kws yog puab tug Tswv hab yog peb tug Tswv nyob sau ntuj ceeb tsheej, nwg tsw saib leejtwg ntsej muag le.
Vaajtswv tej cuab yeej
10Thaus kawg nuav ca le muaj zug rua huv tug Tswv hab rua huv nwg tug fwjchim kws muaj zug. 11Ca le muab Vaajtswv cev cuab yeej huvsw lug naav txhad le tawm tsaam yeej Ntxwg Nyoog tej tswvyim phem. 12Tsua qhov peb tsw yog tawm tsaam nqaj hab ntshaav, tassws tawm tsaam tej timtswv hab tej fwjchim hab tej kws kaav lub qaab ntuj tam tsaus ntuj nuav hab tawm tsaam tej daab phem sau nruab ntug huvsw. 13Vem le nuav ca le muab Vaajtswv cev cuab yeej huvsw lug, sub mej txhad tiv yeej rua nub kws phem, mas thaus ua txhua yaam taag lawd mej tseed yuav nyob ruaj khov tau. 14Vem le nuav mej ca le nyob ruaj khov es muab txujkev tseeb lug sa ntawm duav, hab muab txujkev ncaaj nceeg lug ua daim hlau naav thaiv hauv sab, 15hab muab qhov kws npaaj txhwj pav txuj xuv zoo has txug kev kaaj sab lug, lug ua khau rau. 16Tsw taag le ntawd ca le muab txujkev ntseeg ua daim hlau thaiv, kws mej swv tua tau tug kws Phem⚓ raab muv suavtawg. 17Ca le muab txujkev dim ua lub mom hlau lug ntoo, hab tuav rawv Vaaj Ntsuj Plig raab ntaaj kws yog Vaajtswv txujlug. 18Ca le thov Vaajtswv rua huv Vaaj Ntsuj Plig txhua lub swjhawm, yuav tsum swv zug taij thov txhua yaam. Vem le nuav ca le ceev faaj zuv tog hab taij thov paab cov xuv dawb txhua tug tsw tu ncua le, 19hab thov paab kuv sub thaus kuv qheb qhov ncauj has lug Vaajtswv txhad le pub lug rua kuv muaj sab tuab qha txuj xuv zoo kws Vaajtswv muab npog ca lawd tshwm lug. 20Vem txuj xuv zoo nuav kuv raug saw hlau khi los kuv tseed ua Kheto tug tub sawv cev. Hab ca le thov Vaajtswv paab kuas kuv muaj sab tuab has lawv le kws tswm nyog has.
Xaus lug thaus kawg
21Thikhika kws yog tug kwv kws kuv hlub hab muaj sab xwb ua koom rua tug Tswv, nwg yuav has txhua yaam rua mej paub, mej txhad paub tas kuv nyob le caag hab ua daabtsw. 22Qhov kws kuv khaiv nwg tuaj cuag mej, tub yog xaav kuas mej paub tas peb nyob le caag hab sub nwg txhad txhawb tau mej lub sab. 23Thov kuas cov kwvtij tau txujkev sab tug hab kev hlub hab kev ntseeg ntawm leej Txwv Vaajtswv hab ntawm tug Tswv Yexu Kheto. 24Thov Vaajtswv txujkev hlub nrug nraim txhua tug kws hlub peb tug Tswv Yexu Kheto, yog cov kws hlub nwg tsw tu moog le.