Ephesians 6:2
honour thy father and mother,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
In Context
1The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;
Cross References
Exodus 20:12'Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
Proverbs 20:20Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.
Matthew 15:4for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;
Romans 13:7render, therefore, to all [their] dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.
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 →