Children and Parents

Children, obey(A) your parents in the Lord, because this is right. 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 have a long life in the land.[a][b](B) Fathers, don’t stir up anger(C) in your children, but bring them up in the training(D) and instruction of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:3 Or life on the earth
  2. 6:2–3 Ex 20:12

As for children, obey your parents in the Lord, because it is right. The commandment Honor your father and mother is the first one with a promise attached: so that things will go well for you, and you will live for a long time in the land.[a] As for parents, don’t provoke your children to anger, but raise them with discipline and instruction about the Lord.

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