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Ephesians 6:3 — King James Version← Study notes

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.


Ephesians 6:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 6:310 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
εὖeu
welladverbG2095
σοιsoi
with youpronounG4771
γένηταιgenētai
it may beverbG1096
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔσῃesē
you will beverbG1510
μακροχρόνιοςmakrochronios
long-livedadjectiveG3118
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γῆςgēs
earthnounG1093
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 6:3

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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