King James Version · Under Rome
Ephesians 6
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Children, your parents in : for this is right. thy and mother; (which is the first with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to : but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of . Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to , with fear and trembling, in singleness of , as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of from ; With good will doing , as to , and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of , whether he be bond or free. And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in ; neither is there respect of persons with him. Finally, my brethren, be strong in , and in the of his might. Put on the whole armour of , that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against and , but against , against powers, against the of of this world, against spiritual wickedness in . Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of , that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of ; And your feet shod with the preparation of of peace; Above all, taking the shield of , wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the darts of . And take the helmet of , and of , which is the word of : Praying always with all and in , and watching thereunto with all and for all ; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my boldly, to make known of , For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, , a beloved brother and minister in , shall make known to you all things: Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your . Peace be to the brethren, and love with , from and . be with all them that love our in sincerity. . Written from unto the Ephesians by .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.