Ephesians 6:3
“That it may bee well with thee, and thou maiest liue long on the earth.”
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Ephesians 6:3 Context
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2Honour thy father and mother, (which is the first commandement with promise,) 3That it may bee well with thee, and thou maiest liue long on the earth. 4And yee fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in the nourture and admonition of the Lord. 5Seruants, bee obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with feare and trembling, in singlenesse of your heart, as vnto Christ:
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Other Translations for Ephesians 6:3
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
- King James Version
SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.
- Basic English Bible
that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.
- Darby Bible
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
- Webster's Bible
"so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth."
- Weymouth Bible
that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.
- World English Bible
that it be wel to thee, and that thou be long lyuynge on the erthe.
- Wycliffe Bible
which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ephesians 6:3
6:3 That thou mayest live long upon the earth - This is usually fulfilled to eminently dutiful children; and he who lives long and well has a long seed - time for the eternal harvest. But this promise, in the Christian dispensation, is to be understood chiefly in a more exalted and Spiritual sense.
People's Bible Notes for Ephesians 6:3
Eph 6:3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. Quoted from Ex 20:12. This is the promise. A temporal blessing was conditioned upon the promise to Israel, and to honor parents still brings blessing.