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1 Children, obey your parents as the Lord wants, because this is the right thing to do.
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 The command says, "Honor your father and mother." This is the first command that has a promise with it --
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“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
3 "Then everything will be well with you, and you will have a long life on the earth."
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“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
4 Fathers, do not make your children angry, but raise them with the training and teaching of the Lord.
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Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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