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Ephesians 6:4

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6:4Fathers,7 do not provoke your children to anger,8 but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 7 Or perhaps “Parents” (so , ). The plural οἱ πατέρες (hoi pateres, “fathers”) can be used to refer to both the male and female parent ( πατήρ 1.b).
  2. 8 Or “do not make your children angry.” παροργίζω states “make angry.” The Greek verb in Col 3:21 is a different one with a slightly different nuance.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

KJV 1900King James Version

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.