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Ephesians 6:3

Parents and children

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

2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto 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)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 5:16

    Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:40

    Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:28

    Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:25

    Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:3

    Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

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  • Jeremiah 42:6

    Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.

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  • Isaiah 3:10

    Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:7

    But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

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