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Ephesians 6:3

Parents and children

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

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Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
KJV
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
WEB
“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
ASV
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
DARBY
that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.
BLB
“that it may be well with you and you will be long-lived upon the earth.”
ÅB
for at det må gå deg vel, og du må lenge leve i landet.
OTB
"så det kan gå deg godt, og du kan få et langt liv på jorden."
B1930
forat det må gå dig vel, og du må lenge leve i landet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 5:16

    Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:40

    Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:28

    Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:25

    Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:3

    Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

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  • Jeremiah 42:6

    Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”

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  • Isaiah 3:10

    Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:7

    You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.

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