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knowing that whatever good we may do, whether as slaves or as free men, we will be repaid by the Lord.

And masters, treat your slaves fairly. Stop threatening them. Remember that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and he shows no favoritism.

The Christian Warfare[a]

10 Put On the Armor of God. Finally, find your strength in the Lord and in his mighty power.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:10 Christ’s triumph over evil and the devil must be appropriated by individual Christians in the human sphere through a kind of spiritual warfare against the malevolent spirits in the heavens. For this, Christians need to be clothed with the armor of God (see Isa 11:5; 59:17; see also Wis 5:17-20)—a spiritual armor. They must strive to counter the forces of evil by relying on the Gospel and prayer.

because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,(A) whether they are slave or free.

And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours(B) is in heaven, and there is no favoritism(C) with him.

The Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord(D) and in his mighty power.(E)

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