Ephesians 6
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2Honour thy father and mother;(which is the first commandment with promise;)
3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
7With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
9And, 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.
10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12For 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.
13Wherefore 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.
14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
21But 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:
22Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
23Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. To the Ephesians written from Rome, by Tychicus.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358868× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253226× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- ἐνenG172222× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- σύsýG477112× in this chapter
thou
- κύριοςkýriosG296211× in this chapter
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
- πρόςprósG431410× in this chapter
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- αὐτόςautósG8469× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- πᾶςpâsG39568× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- εἰμίeimíG15107× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- μέméG31657× in this chapter
me
- ἵναhínaG24436× in this chapter
compare G3588 (ὁ)); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
- οὗτοςhoûtosG37786× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- θεόςtheósG23165× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- ὅςhósG37395× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- ὡςhōsG56135× in this chapter
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
- μετάmetáG33264× in this chapter
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- ΧριστόςChristósG55474× in this chapter
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- διάdiáG12233× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- δοῦλοςdoûlosG14013× in this chapter
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
- δύναμαιdýnamaiG14103× in this chapter
to be able or possible
- ἀλλάalláG2353× in this chapter
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
- ἵστημιhístēmiG24763× in this chapter
to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- κατάkatáG25963× in this chapter
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- ὅτιhótiG37543× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- οὐouG37563× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- πατήρpatḗrG39623× in this chapter
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
- ποιέωpoiéōG41603× in this chapter
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- ἀδελφόςadelphósG803× in this chapter
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))
- γνωρίζωgnōrízōG11072× in this chapter
to make known; subjectively, to know
- δέησιςdéēsisG11622× in this chapter
a petition
- ἐγώegṓG14732× in this chapter
I, me
- εἰρήνηeirḗnēG15152× in this chapter
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
- εἰςeisG15192× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- εἴτεeíteG15352× in this chapter
if too
- ἐνδύωendýōG17462× in this chapter
to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)
- εὐαγγέλιονeuangélionG20982× in this chapter
a good message, i.e. the gospel
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24242× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- καρδίαkardíaG25882× in this chapter
the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
- μήmḗG33612× in this chapter
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- ἀναλαμβάνωanalambánōG3532× in this chapter
to take up