Ephesians 6:1-7

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 "Honor your father and mother"—this is the first commandment with a promise:
3 "so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth."
4 And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ;
6 not only while being watched, and in order to please them, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.
7 Render service with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to men and women,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Other ancient authorities lack [in the Lord]
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