Ephesians 6:2

Ephesians 6:2

Children and Parents

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

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

3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

4 And ^ayou, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but ^bbring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters

5 ^aBondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, ^bwith fear and trembling, ^cin sincerity of heart, as to Christ;

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Which (htiv). "Which very" = "for such is."

The first commandment with promise (entolh prwth en epaggeliai). En here means "accompanied by" (Alford). But why "with a promise"? The second has a general promise, but the fifth alone (Exodus 20:12) has a specific promise. Perhaps that is the idea. Some take it to be first because in the order of time it was taught first to children, but the addition of en epaggeliai here to prwth points to the other view.

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