Ephesians 6:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. ”

Ephesians 6:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And ye fathers - A command addressed particularly to “fathers,” because they are at the head of the family, and its government is especially committed to them. The object of the apostle here is,...
Ephesians 6:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(6) And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and (c) admonition of the Lord. (6) It is the duty of fathers to use their fatherly authority moderately and...
Ephesians 6:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Children must obey their parents as a matter of Christian dutyHonour thy father and thy mother, etc., is both a dictate of righteousness and an injunction of primary importance; and moreover it carri...
Ephesians 6:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

ye = the. provoke... to wrath. See Romans 10:19 . bring... up . nurture. As in Ephesians 5:29 . Compare 2 Timothy 3:15 . in the nurture . with (Greek. en) discipline. Greek. paideia....
Ephesians 6:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. And, ye fathers. Parents, on the other hand, are exhorted not to irritate their children by unreasonable severity. This would excite hatred, and would lead them to throw off the yoke alto...
Ephesians 6:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath - Avoid all severity; this will hurt your...
Ephesians 6:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ye fathers, provoke not your children, &c.— "Ye fathers, be careful not to exasperate your children, by an overbearing and tyrannical behaviour; by rigorous severity; lest by this means you s...
Ephesians 6:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. And - superiors also have duties to the inferiors. Fathers - including mot...
Ephesians 6:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Rules for the Family. The Christian's Aemoue 1-4. Second illustration of orderly subordination: the relation between children and parents.
Ephesians 6:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

VI. (4 b .) In Ephesians 6:1-4 . St. Paul passes from the detailed exposition of the true relation of husbands and wives, to deal with the relation of parents and children, far more cursorily an...
Ephesians 6:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 27 THE CHRISTIAN HOUSEHOLD Ephesians 6:1-9 THE Christian family is the cradle and the fortress of the Christian faith. Here its virtues shine most brightly; and by this channel its inf...
Ephesians 6:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Children and Parents; Servants and Masters Ephesians 6:1-12 Where our religion is true, it will affect every relationship in life. The love of Christ must find its manifestation in nursery and...
Ephesians 6:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The teaching now turned to the next relationship of importance in the Christian household-the relationship of parents and children. Children are to yield obedience, and thus be set free from all care...
Ephesians 6:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. (2) Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) (3) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest...
Ephesians 6:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

PARENTAL OBLIGATION ‘Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.’ Ephesians 6:4 In the struggles which take place over what i...
Ephesians 6:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath ,.... Neither by words; by unjust and, unreasonable commands; by contumelious and reproachful language; by frequent and public chidings, and by ind...
Ephesians 6:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ver. 4. Provoke not, &c. ] God forbids bitterness and austerity in husbands,...
Ephesians 6:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The apostle, having explained the duties of wives and husbands, proceeds to the duties of children and parents, and then to those of servants, or slaves rather, and masters, with which he finishes hi...
Ephesians 6:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

PARENTS AND CHILDREN (vs.1-4) Children are next addressed. The instruction is simple and uncomplicated. They are to obey their parents in the Lord, that is, as subject to the Lord's authority. Fa...
Ephesians 6:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Duties of Children to Parents; Duties of Servants to Masters. A. D. 61. 1 Children, obey your...
Ephesians 6:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Provoke not your children to wrath; viz. by unreasonable severity, moroseness, unrighteous commands, &c. But bring them up in the nurture; or correction, as the word signifies, Hebrews 12:6...
Ephesians 6:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And you fathers, do not provoke your children to anger. But nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.' The Christian father will seek to be scrupulously fair and will not deliberat...
Ephesians 6:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 6:1 . Children, obey. —Until the days of discretion arrive this is the grace of childhood. If through obedience the child errs, the responsibility of tha...
Ephesians 6:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 6:1-4 Children and Parents. I. St. Paul assumes that the life of children may be a life in Christ. Children are to obey their parents in the Lord, and parents are to nurture their child...
Ephesians 6:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 6:1 . Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Fitting by nature, and pleasing in the sight of God. Ephesians 6:2-4 . Honour thy father and mother; which is the f...
Ephesians 6:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 6:1 . Children, obey your parents, because they are your parents, who gave you birth, and nourished you with food and fond affection in all your tender years. Their age and experience qu...
Ephesians 6:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Parents and children I. Duties of children to parents. 1. Children owe to their parents an inward affection and regard. Their obed...
Ephesians 6:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. The first duty of children is obedience, and "in the Lord," i.e. in Christ, this duty is confirmed....
Ephesians 6:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Duties of Children, of Parents, of Servants. A word to children and parents:
Ephesians 6:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 22:10-13 ; 1 Chronicles 28:10 ; 1 Chronicles 28:20 ; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 1 Chronicles 29:19 ; 1 Samuel 20:30-34 ; 2 Timothy 1:5 ; 2 Timothy 3:15 ; Colossians 3:21 ; Deuteronomy...
Ephesians 6:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Christian Home Ephesians 6:1-4 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It was the Apostle Paul who, in the Spirit, said, "Grace * * hath appeared teaching us that * * we should live soberly, righteously and go...
Ephesians 6:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And, ye fathers — Mothers are included; but fathers are named, as being more apt to be stern and severe. Provoke not your children to wrath — Do not needlessly fret or exasperate them. But bring th...

Ephesians 6:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 6:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 6:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 6:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 6:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 6:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ephesians 6:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephesians 6:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 6:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ephesians 6:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes