Ephesians 6:1-3
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Children and Parents
6 Children, obey your parents the way the Lord wants, because this is the right thing to do. 2 The command says, “You must respect your father and mother.”[a] This is the first command that has a promise with it. 3 And this is the promise: “Then all will go well with you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”[b]
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- Ephesians 6:2
Quote from Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16. - Ephesians 6:3
Quote from Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16.
Ephesians 6:1-3
New International Version
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.(A) 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[a](B)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 6:3 Deut. 5:16
Ephesians 6:1-3
King James Version
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
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