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Ephesians 6:4

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Parents and childrenAnger

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

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

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;

6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

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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!

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