Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
In Context
2“Honor thy father and mother;” which is the first commandment with a promise;
Cross References
Psalms 19:8The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandments of the LORD are pure, enlightening the eyes;
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 6:1
In this chapter, I. The apostle proceeds in the exhortation to relative duties which he began in the former, particularly he insists on the duties of children and parents, and of servants and masters, ver. 1-9 . II. He exhorts and directs Christians how to behave themselves in the spiritual warfare with the enemies of their souls; and to the exercise of several Christian graces, which he proposes to them as so many pieces of spiritual armour, to preserve and defend them in the conflict, ver. 10-18 . III. We have… Read the whole commentary →