Ephesians 6:3
That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the land.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
In Context
2Honour thy father and thy mother,—which indeed is the first commandment with promise,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:16Honour thy father and thy mother, as Yahweh thy God hath commanded thee,—that thy days may be prolonged and that it may go well with thee, upon the soil which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee:
Deuteronomy 6:18so shalt thou do what is right and what is pleasing in the eyes of Yahweh,—that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest enter in and possess the good land, which Yahweh sware unto thy fathers;
Deuteronomy 12:28Observe and hear all these things which I am commanding thee,—that it may be well with thee and with thy children after thee,—unto times age-abiding, so long as thou shalt do that which is pleasing and right in the eyes of Yahweh thy God.
Ruth 3:1Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her,—My daughter! shall I not seek for thee a place of rest, in which it may be well with thee?
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous It is well! For the fruit of their doings, shall they eat:
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 →