Ephesians 6:1 — Community Reflections

EPHESIANS 6:1 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right — the household code continues: tekna hupakouō ('children, obey') tois goneusin hymōn ('your parents') en kyriō ('in the Lord'), establishing parental authority within the Christological framework; touto estin dikaion ('this is right,' proper).

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James ThorntonNote2mo ago

Children, Obey Your Parents

I was abused by my parents and this verse was used to keep me submitting to the abuse. But now I'm learning there's more to it - Paul qualifies obedience with 'in the Lord.' Which means obedience to ...