Ephesians 6:4
2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
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.
6 And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- KJV
- And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
- WEB
- You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- ASV
- And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
- DARBY
- And [ye] fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in [the] discipline and admonition of [the] Lord.
- BLB
- And fathers, do not provoke to anger your⁺ children, but nourish them in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
- ÅB
- Og dere fedre! egg ikke deres barn til vrede, men fostre dem opp i Herrens tukt og formaning!
- OTB
- Fedre, ikke vekk sinne hos barna deres; men oppdra dem med Herrens oppdragelse og formaning.
- B1930
- Og I fedre! egg ikke eders barn til vrede, men fostre dem op i Herrens tukt og formaning!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Read in contextProverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Read in contextProverbs 29:15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Read in contextProverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:7
And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Read in contextProverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Read in context2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextProverbs 23:13–14
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
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