Ephesians 6:2
Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise,
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
In Context
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
3that it may be well with you, and you may live long upon the earth.
Cross References
Matthew 15:4For God commanded saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die with death.
Romans 13:7Give to all their dues: custom to whom custom is due; tribute to whom tribute is due; fear to whom fear is due; honor to whom honor is due.
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 →