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1 Hijos, obedezcan a sus padres, pues esto es lo que deben hacer los que pertenecen al Señor.
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 «Honra a tu padre y a tu madre» es el primer mandamiento que contiene una promesa:
2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:
3 «para que te vaya bien y disfrutes una vida larga».
3 “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
4 Y en cuanto a ustedes, padres, no hagan enojar a sus hijos. Más bien edúquenlos como quiere el Señor, con disciplina y consejos.
4 You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 Esclavos, obedezcan a sus amos humanos; sírvanles de buena gana, con respeto y sinceridad de corazón, como a Cristo.
5 Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ,
6 No sean de los que trabajan bien sólo cuando el amo los está observando, para quedar bien con él. Trabajen como si lo hicieran para Cristo, cumpliendo de todo corazón la voluntad de Dios.
6 not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
7 Hagan su trabajo de buena gana, como quien sirve al Señor y no a seres humanos.
7 with good will doing service as to the Lord and not to men,
8 Recuerden que el Señor nos dará a cada uno según el bien que hayamos hecho, seamos esclavos o libres.
8 knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same good again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.
9 Y ustedes, amos, actúen de la misma manera con sus esclavos y dejen a un lado las amenazas. Recuerden que ustedes, al igual que ellos, tienen al mismo Señor en el cielo, y que él no tiene favoritos.
9 You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
10 Por último, recuerden que su fortaleza debe venir del gran poder del Señor.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
11 Vístanse de toda la armadura que Dios les ha dado, para que puedan hacer frente a los engaños astutos del diablo,
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 porque nuestra lucha no es contra seres humanos, sino contra los poderes, las autoridades y los gobernantes de este mundo en tinieblas; o sea, que luchamos contra los espíritus malignos que actúan en el cielo.
12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Por ello, vístanse de toda la armadura de Dios para que puedan resistir en el día malo y así, al terminar la batalla, estén todavía en pie.
13 Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 ¡Manténganse firmes! Que su ropa de batalla sea la verdad y su protección la justicia.
14 Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 Estén siempre listos para anunciar las buenas nuevas de la paz.
15 and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace,
16 Sobre todo, tomen el escudo de la fe para apagar los dardos de fuego que arroja el maligno.
16 above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
17 Pónganse el casco de la salvación y tomen la espada que les da el Espíritu, que es la Palabra de Dios.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
18 Sobre todo, oren a Dios en todo tiempo. Y cuando lo hagan, sean dirigidos por el Espíritu. Manténganse bien despiertos y vigilantes, y no dejen de orar por todo el pueblo santo de Dios.
18 with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
19 Oren también por mí. Pidan a Dios que ponga en mi boca las palabras que debo decir, para que con valor anuncie las buenas nuevas que Dios había mantenido en secreto.
19 Pray for me, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
20 Dios me ha enviado como su representante para predicar este mensaje, y precisamente por eso ahora estoy preso. Oren para que lo anuncie sin temor alguno, pues ese es mi deber.
20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
21 Tíquico, nuestro querido hermano y fiel servidor en la obra del Señor, les contará cómo me va y qué hago.
21 But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things.
22 Para eso precisamente lo envío. Quiero que ustedes sepan de nosotros y así se animen.
22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state and that he may comfort your hearts.
23 Que Dios el Padre y el Señor Jesucristo les den paz, amor y fe a los hermanos.
23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Que la gracia de Dios esté sobre todos los que aman a nuestro Señor Jesucristo con amor inagotable.
24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.
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Tychicus
A man from Asia who traveled with Paul; Paul calls him a beloved brother and faithful servant and sent him with letters to Ephesus, Colossae, and elsewhere.
Cited in the guide: Acts 20:4; Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7
Cross references (24)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Colossians 3:20–25; Proverbs 23:22; Proverbs 6:20; Colossians 3:16–17; Proverbs 1:8
- 2 Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 27:16; Matthew 15:4–6; Proverbs 20:20; Ezekiel 22:7
- 3 Deuteronomy 5:16; Deuteronomy 4:40; Deuteronomy 12:28; Deuteronomy 12:25; Deuteronomy 6:3
- 4 Colossians 3:21; Proverbs 22:6; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 19:18; Deuteronomy 6:7
- 5 1 Peter 2:18–21; Titus 2:9–10; Colossians 3:17–24; Psalm 86:11; Ephesians 5:22
- 6 Colossians 3:22–23; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; Galatians 1:10; Ephesians 5:17; 1 Peter 4:2
- 7 Colossians 3:23; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Ephesians 6:5–6; 2 Kings 5:13; Genesis 31:38–40
- 8 Colossians 3:24; Luke 14:14; Matthew 16:27; Matthew 6:4; 2 Corinthians 5:10
- 9 Colossians 3:25–4:1; Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; Job 31:13–15; Deuteronomy 10:17
- 10 Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 40:31; Joshua 1:9; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 1 Peter 5:10
- 11 2 Corinthians 10:4; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 6:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; 1 Peter 5:8
- 12 Colossians 1:13; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; Colossians 2:15; Acts 26:18
- 13 2 Corinthians 10:4; Luke 21:36; Ephesians 6:11–17; Ephesians 5:16; Revelation 3:10
- 14 Isaiah 59:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; Isaiah 11:5; Luke 12:35; 2 Corinthians 6:7
- 15 Isaiah 52:7; Romans 10:15; 2 Corinthians 5:18–21; Habakkuk 3:19; Luke 15:22
- 16 1 Peter 5:8–9; 1 John 5:4–5; Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 56:3–4; Genesis 15:1
- 17 Hebrews 4:12; Isaiah 59:17; Revelation 19:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; Isaiah 49:2
- 18 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Colossians 4:2; Philippians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:1; Jude 20
- 19 Colossians 4:3; Acts 4:29; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:25; Hebrews 13:18
- 20 2 Corinthians 5:20; Colossians 4:4; 2 Timothy 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 John 3:16
- 21 Acts 20:4; 2 Timothy 4:12; Titus 3:12; Colossians 4:7–9; 1 Timothy 4:6
- 22 Philippians 2:25; Colossians 4:7–8; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; Colossians 2:2; Philippians 2:19
- 23 Galatians 6:16; Galatians 5:6; 1 Peter 5:14; 1 Timothy 1:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:16
- 24 Matthew 22:37; Matthew 6:13; 1 Corinthians 16:22–23; Titus 2:7; Titus 3:15
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As a man in forming a body, places the head first, after that the neck, then the feet, so does the blessed Paul proceed in his discourse. He has spoken of the husband, he has spoken of the wife, who is second in authority, he now goes on by gradual advances to the third rank--which is that of children.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
For we hear also of the shield of faith, "wherewith," says the apostle, "ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." Nor ought we, on the other hand, in regard to spiritual armor of this kind to assign faith to the shield only; for we read in another place of the breastplate of faith: "putting …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Yes, for a grievous conflict is at hand, and against the powers unseen is our wrestling; against "the spiritual wickednesses" our fight, "against principalities, against powers" our warfare: and it is well for us, if when we are earnest and sober and thoroughly awakened, we can be able to sustain that savage phalanx.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… watch not; but, since the enemy is unseen, we have faith as our strong armour, according to the saying of the Apostle, In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… true, says, "In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." But in a phrase of this kind there is no suggestion of any lowly and subordinate ministry, but rather of the succour rendered "in the power of his might." For He Himself has bound the strong man and spoiled his goods, that is, us …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)