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Ephesians 6:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Ephesians 6:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 6:112 words
GreekMeaning
ΤὰTa
you who arearticleG3588
τέκναtekna
ChildrennounG5043
ὑπακούετεhypakouete
do obeyverbG5219
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
γονεῦσινgoneusin
parentsnounG1118
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
κυρίῳkyriō
the LordnounG2962
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
γάρgar
forwordG1063
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
δίκαιονdikaion
rightadjectiveG1342
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 6:1

As a man in forming a body, places the head first, after that the neck, then the feet, so does the blessed Paul proceed in his discourse. He has spoken of the husband, he has spoken of the wife, who is second in authority, he now goes on by gradual advances to the third rank — which is that of children. For the husband has authority over the wife, and the husband and the wife over the children. Now then mark what he is saying. Here he has not a word of discourse concerning…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 21 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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James ThorntonNote3mo 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 ...
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