6. not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
7. willingly serving the Lord and not human beings,
8. knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
9. Masters, act in the same way toward them, and stop bullying, knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven and that with him there is no partiality.
10. Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power.
11. Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil.
12. For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.
13. Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground.
14. So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,