Ephesians 6:2

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 right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3“so that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” 4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:2 word by word

τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐντολὴ πρώτη ἐν ἐπαγγελίᾳ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Honourτιμάωtimaō · to honorG5091
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• fatherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• commandmentἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• promiseἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860

Cross-references for Ephesians 6:2

• Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long upon the land which Adonai your God is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is the one who dishonors his father or mother.’ Then all the people are to say, ‘Amen.’
• Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in utter darkness.
• Jeremiah 35:18Now Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: “Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you,”
• Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother have been treated with contempt; the outsider has been oppressed in your midst; the orphan and the widow have been mistreated in you.
• Malachi 1:6“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. So if I am Father, where is My honor? If I am Master, where is My reverence?”—says Adonai-Tzva’ot—“you, kohanim who despise My Name!” But you say, “How did we despise Your Name?”
• Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’
• Mark 7:9He was also telling them, “You set aside the commands of God, in order that you may validate your own tradition.
• Romans 13:7Pay to everyone what is due them—tribute to whom tribute is due; tax to whom tax is due; respect to whom respect is due; honor to whom honor is due.

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

Topics related to Ephesians 6:2

• Children
• Mother
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In the dictionaries

• Ephesians, Epistle to
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• Justification
• Law in the New Testament
• Pauline Theology
• Quotations in the New Testament

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