Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right..(?)

Ephesians 6:2 Honour thy father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise.

Ephesians 6:3 That it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.

Ephesians 6:4 And, you fathers, provoke.(original for 'provoke' is 'exasperation', 'anger', 'provoke', 'make angry').not your children to wrath.(don't hurt them by overspanking and never in anger), but bring them up in the nurture.(original 'training', 'instruction', 'nourish').and admonition.(original for word 'admonition' is 'dealing with the mind and intellect', set in place, 'establish').of the Lord.

That is, a parent's overall concern would be to establish higher consciousness principles so the child can grow up a blessing to himself and others. Be careful not to be overbearing. Your child will grow to be angry at you. Always be of the mind of love toward your children:.Romans 13:10 "Love works no ill to his neighbour, therefore love is the fulfiling of the law."

The whole training and education of children begins with a hearfelt feeling that the child grow along with the guideleines and protections parents follow. The child's training and education (Proverbs 22:6)  relates to the cultivation of mind and morals (learning about the love of God and what keeps one in alignment) and employs for this purpose rules set down so children have guidelines and can see how to fit in with the expectations of the parents. Include training for care and safety of the body, correcting mistakes and learning to be aware of passions needing curbing. Why?

Ephesians 6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in.(word 'in' here would be equally accurate to have been rendered 'with').singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Ephesians 6:6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

Ephesians 6:6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers.(nothing wrong with pleasing others as long as it's good for you too; pleasing others for selfish advantage is not good for you because it comes with later negative kickbacks), but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

Ephesians 6:7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord and not to men.

When you do good things for others, try to see that the Creator is in them, as He is in all others as well. Just be aware of that in your thoughts, even though most are not yet awakend to that.

Ephesians 6:8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man does.(*), the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

Ephesians 6:9 And, you 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.

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.

1Corinthians 4:20.

Original is 'ability, force, strength, might'. How to be strong? Decide to be and practice the things of the heart that make one strong, the disciplines and then in trials you'll know you have a mighty power right with you, standing up for you.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God.(and who has the whole armor?), that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Standing against the wiles of the dark side is not being in warfare with the devil:.Matthew 5:39. Instead these things make you to be on the qui vive. One doesn't fight those things already defeated, such as the dark side group of evil (Matthew 5:39; Luke 10:18), but rather, allows it to bring forth the things extant that will automatically resist it (James 4:7) and these are the things of higher consciousness and in the process you become of stronger character for good.

Ephesians 6:12 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.

Ephesians 6:12 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.(that which is against high consciousness).in high.(original is 'heavenly', the invisible realm; and just what would the spiritual wickedness be).places.

All these negative things are part of what's in the collective consciousness of humanity; that's why we need a higher consciousness, a new direction with help, which can take us out of this world of mass mind ego consciousness and the resultant disappointments in life and onto the pathway of reward.

There are those dedicated to the cleanup of planet Earth. Verse is about what's going on in this spiritual mind war, to keep you in negativity and fear, away from the joyful positive things of life. Decisions are your weapons. Choice is your direction.

Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all, to stand.

Ephesians 6:13 "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour.(to verse 18).of God, that you may be able to withstand.(withstand what?).in the evil day.(what is 'the evil day'?).and having done all, to stand."

That is, done your best, done all you could and there's always at least 10 minutes a day to do this.

1Peter 5:8,9 "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour...Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world."

James 4:7 "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you."

Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither you go."

There is safety and protection in the higher consciousness.realm. 1Thessalonians 3:8.

Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth.(so, study the Bible).and having on the breastplate of righteousness.

Barnes Notes:."The girdle or sash was always with the ancients. It was an important part of their dress in war as well as in peace. They wore loose, flowing robes and it became necessary to gird them up when they traveled or ran or labored. The girdle was often highly ornamented and was the place where they carried their money, their sword, their pipe, their writing instruments, etc. The 'girdle' seems sometimes to have been a cincture of iron or steel and designed to keep every part of the armor in its place and to gird the soldier on every side."

Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Ephesians 6:16 Above all taking the shield of faith wherewith you are able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Ephesians 6:16-19 describes the boldness, the quiet confidence.(1Peter 5:5).one has who knows that God is both real and extremely powerful. How does one prove God is real? And how powerful is God?

The devil, the dark side's job, its 'programming', as it were, is to amplify a person's decisions made out of low consciousness towards evil, to get you discouraged, despondent, distracted, depressed, injured and dead. 

So long as one permits negative thoughts and decisions to bind holds (2Corinthians 10:4,5) on himself or herself, they will be subject to tricky evil thoughts keeping them out of alignment with the Infinite Intelligent Energy, effectively pinpricking them to death:.Revelation 4:9,10. Here danger doesn't look like danger, but it's all a suck in to take you down little by little into depravity.

With faith comes great power for good.

How did the great light being Lucifer, become the head of all evil?

Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit.which is the word of God.

Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

Ephesians 6:18.Praying.always.(what does this mean?).with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit.(you can know that you are 'in the spirit' because the things of the spirit are they that are of the Creator and those are the things of higher consciousness).and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

Ephesians 6:19 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,

Ephesians 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds, that therein I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.

Ephesians 6:21,22 But that you 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, whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that you might know our affairs and that he might comfort your hearts.

Ephesians 6:23 Peace be to the brethren and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Emmanuel the Christ.

Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Emmanuel the Christ in sincerity. Amen.

To the Ephesians, dictated by Paul and written from Rome, by Tychicus.

....next New Testament book is Philippians