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Ephesians 6:4
New English Translation
Ephesians 6:4
New English Translation
4 Fathers,[a] do not provoke your children to anger,[b] but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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- Ephesians 6:4 tn Or perhaps “Parents” (so TEV, CEV). The plural οἱ πατέρες (hoi pateres, “fathers”) can be used to refer to both the male and female parent (BDAG 786 s.v. πατήρ 1.b).
- Ephesians 6:4 tn Or “do not make your children angry.” BDAG 780 s.v. παροργίζω states “make angry.” The Greek verb in Col 3:21 is a different one with a slightly different nuance.
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