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Children and Parents

6*Children, it is your Christian duty toj obey your parents, for this is the right thing to do. 2*“Respect your father and mother” is the first commandment that has a promise added:

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Ephesians 6:2–3: “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”

Footnotes

  1. jSome manuscripts do not have it is your Christian duty to.

Cross references

  1. *6.1: Col 3:20
  2. *6.2, 3: Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,

NLTNew Living Translation

Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

KJV 1900King James Version

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)