Ephesians 6:4

4 1Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but 2bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4 In-Context

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.
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord .
5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ;
6 not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. Colossians 3:21
  • 2. Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 6:7; Deuteronomy 11:19; Psalms 78:4; Proverbs 22:6; 2 Timothy 3:15
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