Ephesians 6:3

Ephesians 6:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

Context of Ephesians 6:3

1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. 2Honor 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. 4Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. 5Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as you would Christ.

Ephesians 6:3 word by word

ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται καὶ ἔσῃ μακροχρόνιος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• it may beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• wellεὖeu · well/well done!G2095
• with theeσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thou mayestεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• live longμακροχρόνιοςmakrochronios · long-livedG3118
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the earthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the earthγῆgē · earth: countryG1093

Cross-references for Ephesians 6:3

• Deuteronomy 4:40Keep his statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
• Deuteronomy 5:16Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 6:3Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Deuteronomy 12:25Do not eat it, so that you and your children after you will prosper, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight.
• Deuteronomy 22:7You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long.
• Ruth 3:1Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, shouldn’t I find rest for you, so that you will be taken care of?
• Psalms 128:1How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
• Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will eat the fruit of their labor.
• Jeremiah 42:6Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the Lord our God to whom we are sending you so that it may go well with us. We will certainly obey the Lord our God!”

Commentaries on Ephesians 6:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3That it may be well with thee - This is found in the fifth commandment as recorded in Deuteronomy 5:16. The whole commandment as there recorded is, “Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” The meaning here is, that they would be more happy, useful, and virtuous if they obeyed their parents than if they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Children who honor and respect their parents also honor and respect God. This leads to blessings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. long on the earth--In Ex 20:12, "long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee," which Paul adapts to Gospel times, by taking away the local and limited reference peculiar to the Jews in Canaan. The godly are equally blessed in every land, as the Jews were in the land which God gave them. This promise is always fulfilled, either literally, or by the substitution of a higher blessing, namely, one spiritual and eternal (Job 5:26; Pr 10:27). The…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 6:3

• Children
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In the dictionaries

• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Nurture
• Obey
• Provoke
• Wrestle
• Ephesians, Epistle to the
• Justification

Commentaries on Ephesians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings