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Ephesians 6:2-4
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2 “Honor your father and mother,”[a] which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely, 3 “that it will go[b] well with you and that you will live[c] a long time on the earth.”[d]

4 Fathers,[e] do not provoke your children to anger,[f] but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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  1. Ephesians 6:2 sn A quotation from Exod 20:12 and Deut 5:16.
  2. Ephesians 6:3 tn Grk “be.”
  3. Ephesians 6:3 tn Grk “will be.”
  4. Ephesians 6:3 sn A quotation from Deut 5:16.
  5. Ephesians 6:4 tn Or perhaps “Parents” (so TEV, CEV). The plural οἱ πατέρες (hoi pateres, “fathers”) can be used to refer to both the male and female parent (BDAG 786 s.v. πατήρ 1.b).
  6. Ephesians 6:4 tn Or “do not make your children angry.” BDAG 780 s.v. παροργίζω states “make angry.” The Greek verb in Col 3:21 is a different one with a slightly different nuance.
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