ephesians-6:1-3,-exodus-20:12-niv

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 6:3

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.This promise is as true now as it was when included in the Decalogue. Multiplied thousands of untimely and tragic deaths of young people would be avoided, or could have been avoided, by their simple obedience to the sacred instructions here. Disobedient, arrogant and heedless children, refusing to be restrained by parental wishes of any kind, are almost certain to violate basic rules of survival on the earth. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 6:2

Ephesians 6:2. Which is the first commandment with promise;— The church of Rome would hence argue, that the second commandment, which forbids the worship of images, having a promise added to it, of God's shewing mercy to thousands in them that love him and keep his commandments, can be no longer obligatory under the gospel; since this which relates to honouring of parents, is said to be the first commandment with promise. But it is easy to discern the fallacy and weakness of this argument, as... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 6:3

Ephesians 6:3. That—thou mayest live long, &c.— It has been observed, that the Apostle does not say, upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that he might not encourage a vain hope in the Jews of continuing in the land of Canaan. And if it were considered that those to whom he was writing were chiefly Gentile converts, the clause would very properly be omitted in this view, as it must better suit the case of the whole church to express the promise in a general way. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:1

1. obey—stronger than the expression as to wives, "submitting," or "being subject" (Ephesians 5:21). Obedience is more unreasoning and implicit; submission is the willing subjection of an inferior in point of order to one who has a right to command. in the Lord—Both parents and children being Christians "in the Lord," expresses the element in which the obedience is to take place, and the motive to obedience. In Ephesians 5:21- :, it is, "Children, obey your parents in all things." This clause,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:2

2. Here the authority of revealed law is added to that of natural law. which is . . . promise—The "promise" is not made the main motive to obedience, but an incidental one. The main motive is, because it is God's will ( :-, "Honor thy father and mother, as the Lord thy God hath COMMANDED thee"); and that it is so peculiarly, is shown by His accompanying it "with a promise." first—in the decalogue with a special promise. The promise in the second commandment is a general one. Their duty is more... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:3

3. long on the earth—In :-, "long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee," which Paul adapts to Gospel times, by taking away the local and limited reference peculiar to the Jews in Canaan. The godly are equally blessed in every land, as the Jews were in the land which God gave them. This promise is always fulfilled, either literally, or by the substitution of a higher blessing, namely, one spiritual and eternal (Job 5:26; Proverbs 10:27). The substance and essence of the law are... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1

Children express their submission by obeying their parents (plural). "In the Lord" modifies "obey," not "parents." Children should not obey their parents if their parents tell them to disobey the Lord. [Note: Morris, p. 190.] Their primary responsibility is to the Lord, as is also true of wives. Obedience is right in the sense that it is in harmony with God’s will for children (cf. Colossians 3:20). Children should obey their parents as long as they are children living under their parents’... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1-3

The duty of children 6:1-3The next basic human relationship that needs affecting by the filling of the Spirit (Ephesians 5:15-21) is that of children and parents. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1-9

A. Spiritual walk 4:1-6:9Paul had explained the unity of Jewish and Gentile believers in the church and had prayed for the realization of that unity in experience (Ephesians 2:11 to Ephesians 3:21). He now told how to attain a spiritual walk, namely, a life that manifests the Holy Spirit’s control."The key word in this last half of the book is walk (Ephesians 4:1; Ephesians 4:17; Ephesians 5:2; Ephesians 5:8; Ephesians 5:15), while the key idea in the first half is wealth." [Note: Wiersbe,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1-20

III. THE CHRISTIAN’S CONDUCT 4:1-6:20Practical application (chs. 4-6) now follows doctrinal instruction (chs. 1-3)."Now the apostle moves on from the new society to the new standards which are expected of it. So he turns from exposition to exhortation, from what God has done (in the indicative), to what we must be and do (in the imperative), from doctrine to duty, . . . from mind-stretching theology to its down-to-earth, concrete implications in everyday living." [Note: Stott, p. 146.] read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 6:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 6:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 6:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 6:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 6:1-20

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