The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶ The .vi. Cha.

CHyldren obey youre fathers & mothers* 1.1 in the Lorde: for so is it right. Honoure [ A] thy father & mother / that is the fyrst commaundement that hath eny promes / that

thou mayst be in good estate / & lyve longe on the erthe. And ye fathers / move not youre chil¦dren [ B] to wrath: but bringe thē vp w^t the norter* 1.2 & informaciō of y^e Lorde. Servaūtes be obedi¦ent* 1.3 vnto youre carnall masters / with feare & trunblinge / in singlenes of youre herte / as vn¦to Christ: not w^t service in y^• ••ye sight / as men pleasars: but as the servaūtes of Christ / doyn¦ge y^e will of God frō the herte with good will servinge y^e Lorde / & not men. And remember* 1.4 that whatsoever good thinge eny man doeth / that shall he receave agayne of the Lorde / whe¦ther he be bonde or fre. And ye masters / do evē [ C] the same thinges vnto them / puttinge awaye threateninges: and remember that even youre master also is in heven / nether is ther eny re∣specte of person with him.

✚ Finally my brethrē / be stronge in the Lor¦de / & in the power of his myght. Put on y^• ar∣mour of God / that ye maye stonde stedfast a∣gaynst y^• crafty assa••tes of the devyll. For we wrestle not agaynst flesshe and bloud: but a∣gaynst rule / agaynst power / & agaynst worldy rulars of y^• darckenes of this worlde / agaynst spretuall wickednes for hevenly thinges. [ D]

For this cause take vnto you the * 1.5 armoure of God / y^t ye maye be able to resist in the evyll daye / and to stonde perfect in all thinges.

Stonde therfore & youre loynes gyrd abou¦te with veritie / havinge on the brest plate of rightewesnes / and shood with showes prepa¦red by the gospell of peace. Above all take to you the shelde of fayth / wherwith ye maye

quenche all y^• fyrie dartes of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvaciō / & the swearde of the sprete / which is the worde of God. ✚ And praye all wayes with all māner prayer & sup∣plicaciō: & y^• in the sprete: & watch ther vnto w^t all instance & supplicaciō for all saynctes / and for me / that vttraunce maye be gevē vnto me / that I maye open my mouth boldly / to vtter the secretes of the gospell / wherof I am a mes¦senger in bondes / that therin I maye speake frely / as it becommeth me to speake. [ D]

But that ye maye also knowe what condi∣cion I am in & what I do / Tichicus my deare brother and faythfull minister in the Lorde / shall shewe you of all thinges / whom I sent vnto you for the same purpose / that ye myght knowe what case I stonde in / & that he myght comfort youre hertes.

Peace be with the brethren / and love with fayth / from God the father & from the Lorde Iesu Christ. Grace be with all them which love oure lorde Iesus Christ in puernes. Amē

¶ Sent from Rome vnto the Ephesyans by Tichicus.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chyldrē. coll. iij. d. exo. xx. deu. v••. c. eccle. iij / b mat. xv. mar. vij.
• * 1.2

  Fathers.
• * 1.3

  coll. iij. d titus .ij. c j. pet. ij. ••
• * 1.4

  Christ hath pur¦chased a rewarde for all th••¦ges. Masters.
• * 1.5

  The ar∣moure of god folo∣weth: v••∣ryte / the shoes of a stedfast purpose to folow the gos∣pell: fay∣th / the hel¦meth of saluaciō: the wor∣de of god which is the swer∣de. &c.