Ephesians 6:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

The duties of children and parents. I. DUTY OF CHILDREN . "Children, obey your parents." 1. Sphere in which the obedience is to take place . "In the Lord." It was said in Ephesians 5:21 , as determining the character of the whole subjection that there is between human beings, that it is to be "in the fear of Christ." That is to be interpreted as meaning that, in each ease, Christ is to be regarded as the authority (behind the visible) before which those who are subjected... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

Children and their parents. "Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." In the preceding paragraph the apostle had treated of the relative duties of husbands and wives; here he directs attention to the relative... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

Children and parents. Christianity purifies and elevates family life. It is supremely natural, orderly, and reasonable in the treatment of domestic affairs. We meet with frequent allusions to families and households in the New Testament. The order and health of the home are clearly recognized as of primary importance. This is seen in the treatment of parental relations. I. THE DUTIES OF CHILDREN TO THEIR PARENTS . 1. The duties . 2. The grounds on which these... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:1

Children - τέκνα tekna This word usually signifies those who are young; but it is used here, evidently, to denote those who were under the care and government of their parents, or those who were not of age.Obey your parents - This is the first great duty which God has enjoined on children. It is, to do what their parents command them to do. The God of nature indicates that this is duty; for he has impressed it on the minds of all in every age; and the Author of revelation confirms it. It is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 6:1-4

Ephesians 6:1-4. The apostle, having explained the duties of wives and husbands, proceeds to the duties of children and parents, and then to those of servants, or slaves rather, and masters, with which he finishes his account of relative duties. Children, obey your parents Even your unbelieving parents, in every thing consistent with your duty to the Lord. In all things lawful, the will of the parent is a law to the child: for this is right Manifestly just and reasonable. Honour That... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-9

Christian relationships (5:21-6:9)People can have good relations with one another only as they consider one another. When they insist on their rights without considering others, they only destroy harmony and fellowship (21).In the next section Paul illustrates this principle in certain family and social relationships. In 5:22-33 he considers the the case of husbands and wives, in 6:1-4 the case of parents and children, and in 6:5-9 the case of masters and servants. In union with Christ, people... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 6:1

Children . App-108 . Compare Colossians 3:20 . Lord . App-98 . right . App-191 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 6:1

EPH. 6Of this whole chapter it may be said, as Dummelow said of the last verse, "It is a worthy conclusion to this immortal Epistle!"[1] Paul here continued his discussion of reciprocal relationships: (2) between children and parents (Ephesians 6:1-4), and (3) between slaves and masters (Ephesians 6:5-9). His final great admonition to strength in the Lord through putting on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-20) was followed by practical words regarding the bearer of the letter (Ephesians... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:1

1. obey—stronger than the expression as to wives, "submitting," or "being subject" (Ephesians 5:21). Obedience is more unreasoning and implicit; submission is the willing subjection of an inferior in point of order to one who has a right to command. in the Lord—Both parents and children being Christians "in the Lord," expresses the element in which the obedience is to take place, and the motive to obedience. In Ephesians 5:21- :, it is, "Children, obey your parents in all things." This clause,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1

Children express their submission by obeying their parents (plural). "In the Lord" modifies "obey," not "parents." Children should not obey their parents if their parents tell them to disobey the Lord. [Note: Morris, p. 190.] Their primary responsibility is to the Lord, as is also true of wives. Obedience is right in the sense that it is in harmony with God’s will for children (cf. Colossians 3:20). Children should obey their parents as long as they are children living under their parents’... read more

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