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Ephesians 6:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
Ephesians 6:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 (A)[a]Honor thy father and mother ([b]which is the first commandment with [c]promise)
3 That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long on earth.
4 [d]And ye, fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in instruction and [e]information of the Lord.
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- Ephesians 6:2 A proof of the first argument.
- Ephesians 6:2 The third argument, taken of the profit that ensueth thereby: because the Lord vouchsafed this commandment amongst the rest, of a special blessing.
- Ephesians 6:2 With a special promise: for otherwise the second commandment hath a promise of mercy to a thousand generations, but that promise is general.
- Ephesians 6:4 It is the duty of fathers to use their fatherly authority moderately, and to God’s glory.
- Ephesians 6:4 Such information and precepts, as being taken out of God’s book are holy and acceptable to him.
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