Ephesians 6:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-9

Here we have further directions concerning relative duties, in which the apostle is very particular. I. The duty of children to their parents. Come, you children, hearken to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. The great duty of children is to obey their parents (Eph. 6:1), parents being the instruments of their being, God and nature having given them an authority to command, in subserviency to God; and, if children will be obedient to their pious parents, they will be in a fair way to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Ephesians 6:1-4

6:1-4 Children, obey your parents as Christian children should. Honour your father and your mother for this is the first commandment to which a promise is attached that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth. Fathers. do not move your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and the admonition of the Lord. If the Christian faith did much for women, it did even more for children. In Roman civilization contemporary with Paul there existed certain... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Ephesians 6:1-4

Paul lays on children that they should obey the commandment and honour their parents. He says this is the first commandment. He probably means that it was the first commandment which the Christian child was taught to memorize. The honour Paul demands is not the honour of mere lip service. The way to honour parents is to obey them, to respect them, and never to cause them pain. Paul sees that there is another side to the question. He tells fathers that they must not provoke their children to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 6:3

That it may be well with thee ,.... In this world, and that which is to come; see Deuteronomy 5:16 . The Jews F26 Misna Peah, c. 1. sect. 1. T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 127. 1, & Kiddushin, fol. 40. 1. say, "there are four things, which if a man does, he eats the fruit of them in this world, and the capital part remains for him in the world to come; and they are these, אב ואם כיבוד ; "honouring father and mother", doing acts of beneficence, making peace between a man and his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 6:3

Verse 3 3.That it may be well with thee. The promise is — a long life; from which we are led to understand that the present life is not to be overlooked among the gifts of God. On this and other kindred subjects I must refer my reader to the Institutes of the Christian Religion; (168) satisfying myself at present with saying, in a few words, that the reward promised to the obedience of children is highly appropriate. Those who shew kindness to their parents from whom they derived life, are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-3

The duties of children to parents. There is a beautiful and appropriate simplicity in the counsel here addressed to children. Their duties are founded in nature. They derive their being from their parents; they are fed by them; they are trained by them for the duties of life. I. THEIR DUTY IS SUMMED UP IN THE ONE WORD " OBEDIENCE ." But it includes four important elements. 1. Love . This is an instinctive feeling, but it is not the less a commanded duty, for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

Duties of children and parents. It must have been an interesting day in the Church of Ephesus when it was known that a pastoral letter would be read in the public assembly from the beloved and venerable apostle whose labors had been attended with such a blessing. Whether the meeting was held in early morning or late in the evening, every effort would be made by every Christian to be present, and even as they were walking towards the place of meeting, a certain briskness of manner and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

Christian nurture. Having shown how Christ sanctifies the marriage union and gives to husbands the ideal of devotion, the apostle proceeds in the present section to show the relation which should exist between children and parents. He directs children to the fifth commandment and to the promise it contains, and he calls upon fathers to afford their children Christian nurture in place of provocation. The section suggests— I. PARENTAL QUALIFICATIONS . And here we fall back upon the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-9

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Ephesians 6:1-4

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Ephesians 6:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 6:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 6:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 6:1-4

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