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Ephesians 6:2
2Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,
Ephesians 6:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
- New International Version (NIV)“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise),
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise:
Context of Ephesians 6:2
1Children, obey your parents in [the] Lord, for this is just. Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, 3that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth. 4And [ye] fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in [the] discipline and admonition of [the] Lord.
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τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐντολὴ πρώτη ἐν ἐπαγγελίᾳ,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ephesians 6:2
- Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
- Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that slighteth his father or his mother! And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
- Jeremiah 35:18And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his injunctions, and have done according unto all that he hath commanded you;
- Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
- Malachi 1:6A son honoureth [his] father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, priests, that despise my name. But ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
- Matthew 15:4For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.
- Mark 7:9And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves [to keep].
- Romans 13:7Render to all their dues: to whom tribute [is due], tribute; to whom custom, custom; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour.
Commentaries on Ephesians 6:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Honor thy father - See the notes on Exodus 20:12, etc., where this subject, together with the promises and threatenings connected with it, is particularly considered, and the reasons of the duty laid down at large.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Honour thy father and mother - see Exodus 20:12; compare notes on Matthew 15:4. Which is the first commandment with promise - With a promise annexed to it. The promise was, that their days should be long in the land which the Lord their God would give them. It is not to be supposed that the observance of the four first commandments would not be attended with a blessing, but no particular blessing is promised. It is true, indeed, that there is a “general…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. 22. Here the authority of revealed law is added to that of natural law. which is ... promise--The "promise" is not made the main motive to obedience, but an incidental one. The main motive is, because it is God's will (De 5:16, "Honor thy father and mother, as the Lord thy God hath COMMANDED thee"); and that it is so peculiarly, is shown by His accompanying it "with a promise." first--in the decalogue with a special promise. The promise in the second…Read the comment
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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
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