New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise:
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“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
3 "that it may be well with you and you may live long 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 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition 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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