Ephesians 6:1-4

Family Relationships

1 1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 2HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise ),
3 SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
4 3Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but 4bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 23:22; Colossians 3:20
  • 2. Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16
  • 3. Colossians 3:21
  • 4. Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 6:7; Deuteronomy 11:19; Psalms 78:4; Proverbs 22:6; 2 Timothy 3:15
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