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Honor your father and mother,[a] which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely, that it will go[b] well with you and that you will live[c] a long time on the earth.”[d]

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  1. Ephesians 6:2 sn A quotation from Exod 20:12 and Deut 5:16.
  2. Ephesians 6:3 tn Grk “be.”
  3. Ephesians 6:3 tn Grk “will be.”
  4. Ephesians 6:3 sn A quotation from Deut 5:16.

“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[a](A)

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  1. Ephesians 6:3 Deut. 5:16