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Parents and children

Eph 6:1–4

6:1 Parents and children

6 ⇔It’s right for children following Yahweh to obey your parents.[ref] 2 Honour your father and mother (that’s the first command that’s followed by a promise) 3 so that things will go well for you and you’ll have a long life on the earth.[ref]

4 Fathers, don’t provoke your children to anger,[ref] but bring them up caringly and teach them disciplines and instructions from Yahweh.

6:2-3: Exo 20:12; Deu 5:16.

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6 The Children, be _submitting to _the parents of _you _all in the_master, because/for this is right.

2 Be _honouring the father of _you and the mother (which is the_first command with a_promise),

3 in _order _that it _may _become well with _you, and you _will _be a_long _time on the earth.

4 And the fathers, not be _angering the children of _you _all, but be _nurturing them in the_discipline and admonition of_the_master.

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Col 3:20:

20 You children should obey your parents in everything,[ref] because that pleases Yahweh.

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20 The Children, be _submitting to _your parents in all things, because/for this is well _pleasing in the_master.

Exo 20:12:

12 Honour your father and your mother,[ref] so that you’ll have a long life on the land that your god Yahweh is about to give you.[ref]

20:12: Deu 27:16; Mat 15:4; 19:19; Mrk 7:10; 10:19; Luk 18:20; Eph 6:2.

20:12: Eph 6:3.

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12 Honour DOM father _of_your and_DOM mother _of_your so _that they_may _be _long days _of_your on the_soil which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_you(fs).

Deu 5:16:

16 Honour your father and mother as your god Yahweh has commanded you,[ref] so that you’ll have a long life and so that everything will go well in the country that your god Yahweh is giving you.[ref]

5:16: Deu 27:16; Mat 15:4; 19:19; Mrk 7:10; 10:19; Luk 18:20; Eph 6:2.

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16 Honour DOM father _of_your and_DOM mother _of_your just_as he_has _commanded _you YHWH god _of_your so _that they_may _be _long days _of_your and_so _that it _may _go _well to/for_you(fs) on the_soil which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_you(fs).

Col 3:21:

21 You fathers shouldn’t be exasperating your children otherwise they may become discouraged.[ref]

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21 The fathers, not be _provoking the children of _you _all, in _order _that they _may_ not _be _losing _heart.