Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Here the authority of revealed law is added to that of natural law.
which is . . . promise—The "promise" is not made the main motive to obedience, but an incidental one. The main motive is, because it is God's will (Deuteronomy 5:16, "Honor thy father and mother, as the Lord thy God hath COMMANDED thee"); and that it is so peculiarly, is shown by His accompanying it "with a promise."
first—in the decalogue with a special promise. The promise in the second commandment is a general one. Their duty is more expressly prescribed to children than to parents; for love descends rather than ascends [BENGEL]. This verse proves the law in the Old Testament is not abolished.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ephesians 6:2:
Proverbs 1:8
Jeremiah 35:7
Ephesians 5:22
Colossians 2:15
Colossians 4:7
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