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Ephesians 6:2

Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

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τίμαtimaHonourτιμάω (timaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Honour”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5091(a) I value at a price, estimate, (b) I honor, reverence.Honourτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μητέραmēteramotherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “mother”, the object formG3384a mother.motherἥτιςhētis(whichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “(which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.(whichἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἐντολὴentolēcommandmentἐντολήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the subject formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.commandmentπρώτηprōtēfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withἐπαγγελίᾳepangeliapromiseἐπαγγελίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “promise”, the to- or for-formG1860a promise.promise

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

honour thy father and mother,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

honour thy father and mother,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Quotes

Deuteronomy 5:16 Deuteronomy 5:16 · King James VersionHonour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 5:16 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 20:12 Exodus 20:12 · King James VersionHonour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Exodus 20:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.