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

1You who are children, obey your parents. Because you belong to the Lord, that is the right thing to do. 2God's Law says: ‘Always respect your father and your mother.’ That is the first rule of God's Law that also has a promise. The promise is this: ‘As a result, you will be happy and you will live for a long time on the earth.’ 4Fathers, do not do things that make your children angry. Instead, teach them carefully as they grow up. Help them to understand the message of the Lord, and help them to obey it. 5You who are slaves, obey your human masters. Respect them and be afraid of them. Work well to help them, as if you were working for Christ as your master.

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 4:40Obey his commands and his rules that I am giving you today. If you do that, everything will be well for you and for your descendants. You will continue to live for a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving to you. It will belong to you for ever.
• Deuteronomy 5:16Always respect your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live for many years in the land that the Lord your God will give to you. And you will be happy.
• Deuteronomy 6:3Listen, Israelites! Be careful to obey God's rules. If you do that, everything will be well for you. You will have many children. You will live in a land where there is plenty of food and drink, enough for everyone. The Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised that this will happen.
• Deuteronomy 12:25Do not eat it! Then you will be doing what the Lord says is right. You will enjoy a happy life and so will your children.
• Deuteronomy 22:7You may take the young birds for yourself. But you must let the mother bird go free. If you do that, everything will be well with you. You will have a long life.
• Ruth 3:1One day, Naomi said to Ruth, ‘My daughter, I must find a home for you. There you will have everything that you need.
• Psalms 128:1If people respect the Lord and they obey his commands, God has blessed them!
• Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous people that they are in a good place. They will enjoy the results of the good things that they have done.
• Jeremiah 42:6We have asked you to pray to the Lord our God for us. We will obey what he tells us to do. We will obey him whether we like what he tells us, or whether we do not like it. We will obey him because we want to enjoy a good life.’

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
• Quotations and Allusions
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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