Ephesians 6:2
Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
In Context
1Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.
3So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.
Cross References
Exodus 20:12Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Proverbs 20:20If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
Ezekiel 22:7In you they have had no respect for father and mother; in you they have been cruel to the man from a strange land; in you they have done wrong to the child without a father and to the widow.
Matthew 15:4For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.
Romans 13:7Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 6:2-10
Duties of Children to Parents; Duties of Servants to Masters. ( a. d. 61.) 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in… Read the whole commentary →