for they will prolong your life many years(A)
    and bring you peace and prosperity.(B)

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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.(A) “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](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:3 Deut. 5:16

10 Listen, my son,(A) accept what I say,
    and the years of your life will be many.(B)

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11 For through wisdom[a] your days will be many,
    and years will be added to your life.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me

16 With long life(A) I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.(B)

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13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(A) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(B)

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165 Great peace(A) have those who love your law,
    and nothing can make them stumble.(B)

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May you live to see your children’s children—(A)
    peace be on Israel.(B)

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27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things,(A) holding promise for both the present life(B) and the life to come.(C)

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Peace and Hope

Therefore, since we have been justified(A) through faith,(B) we[a] have peace(C) with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,(D)

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  1. Romans 5:1 Many manuscripts let us

19     creating praise on their lips.(A)
Peace, peace,(B) to those far and near,”(C)
    says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”
20 But the wicked(D) are like the tossing sea,(E)
    which cannot rest,
    whose waves cast up mire(F) and mud.
21 “There is no peace,”(G) says my God, “for the wicked.”(H)

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16 Long life is in her right hand;(A)
    in her left hand are riches and honor.(B)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peace.(C)

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He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
    length of days, for ever and ever.(A)

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17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(A) but of righteousness, peace(B) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(C)

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17 The fruit of that righteousness(A) will be peace;(B)
    its effect will be quietness and confidence(C) forever.

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11 Come, my children, listen(A) to me;
    I will teach you(B) the fear of the Lord.(C)
12 Whoever of you loves life(D)
    and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue(E) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.(F)
14 Turn from evil and do good;(G)
    seek peace(H) and pursue it.

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26 You will come to the grave in full vigor,(A)
    like sheaves gathered in season.(B)

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