Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents, as children of the Lord; for that is but right.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
In Context
2‘Honor your father and mother’ – this is the first Commandment with a promise –
Cross References
Genesis 37:13Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks in Shechem? Come now, I will send you to them.” Joseph replied, “I am ready.”
Genesis 50:12Then Jacob’s sons did for him what he had commanded them:
Esther 2:20Esther had not revealed her people or family background because she still obeyed him as she had when he was bringing her up.
Psalms 19:8The behests of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The command of the Lord is pure, giving light to 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 →