Ephesians, Chapter 6, verses 1-9

¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ² HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise), ³ SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.	1 Pro 6:20 Pro 23:22 Col 3:20 2 Exo 20:12 Deu 5:16
⁴ Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.	4 Col 3:21 Gen 18:19 Deu 6:7 Deu 11:19 Psa 78:4 Pro 22:6 Ti2 3:15
⁵ Slaves, be obedient to those who are your^a I.e. earthly masters, with fearmasters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; ⁶ not^b Lit according toby way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the^c Lit soulheart. ⁷ With good will^d Lit renderingrender service, as to the Lord, and not to men, ⁸ knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.	5 Col 3:22 Ti1 6:1 Tit 2:9 Co1 2:3 Eph 5:22 6 Col 3:22 Gal 1:10 Co1 7:22 Mar 3:35 7 Col 3:23 8 Col 3:24 Mat 16:27 Co2 5:10 Col 3:24 Co1 12:13 Col 3:11
⁹ And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.	9 Lev 25:43 Job 31:13 Joh 13:13 Col 4:1 Deu 10:17 Act 10:34 Col 3:25


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