Ephesians 6:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)”

Ephesians 6:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ephesians 6:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ephesians 6:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:”

Ephesians 6:2 — World English Bible

Ephesians 6:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), ”

Ephesians 6:2 — American Standard Version

Ephesians 6:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“honour thy father and mother,”

Ephesians 6:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Ephesians 6:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, ”

Ephesians 6:2 — Darby Translation

Ephesians 6:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandement with promise)”

Ephesians 6:2 — Geneva Bible

Ephesians 6:2 in Context — Ephesians 6

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.

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What Does Ephesians 6:2 Mean?

Ephesians 6:2 is a verse from the Book of Ephesians, part of the New Testament. It appears in Ephesians chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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