Ephesians 6:1-4
World English Bible
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: 3 “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
4 You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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Ephesians 6:1-4
American Standard Version
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 [a]Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), 3 that it may be well with thee, and thou [b]mayest live long on the [c]earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
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- Ephesians 6:2 Ex. 20:12; Dt. 5:16.
- Ephesians 6:3 Or, shalt
- Ephesians 6:3 Or, land
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