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 Living Translation (NLT)If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”

Context of Ephesians 6:3

1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” 4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. 5Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to 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 4:40You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
• Deuteronomy 5:16‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 6:3Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’
• Deuteronomy 12:25You shall not eat it, that it may go well with you and your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 22:7you shall surely let the mother go, and take the young for yourself, that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.
• Ruth 3:1Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you?
• Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
• Isaiah 3:10“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
• Jeremiah 42:6Whether it is pleasing or displeasing, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we send you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of 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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• Ephesians, Epistle to
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• Provoke
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• 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