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Ephesians 6:3
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SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long in the land.
If you honor your father and mother, "you'll make it to the end of the trail in one piece after a good, long life."
So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.
that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.
so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.
"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."
and thou mayst live long upon the earth.
"so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth."
That it may bee well with thee, and thou maiest liue long on the earth.
"that it may be well with you, and you may be long-lived on the earth". Deut. 5:16
that thou mayest prospere, and lyue longe vpon earth.
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be long-lived on the earth."
SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY HAVE A LONG LIFE ON THE EARTH.
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
that thou mayst be in good estate and lyve longe on the erthe.
that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'
"Then everything will be well with you, and you will have a long life on the earth."
" that it may go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth ."
"that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth."
and you will have a long and happy life."
"so that it may go well with you, and you may live long in the Land."
"that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."
That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayst liue long on earth.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the eretz."
"So that it may go well for you, and that you may have a long life on the earth."Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16">[fn]
that it may be well with thee, and thy life be prolonged upon the earth.
that it may be well with thee, and that thy life may be prolonged on the earth.
"that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth."Deuteronomy 5:16">[fn]
If you honor your father and mother, "things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth."
The promise is this: If you respect your father and mother, you will live a long time and your life will be full of many good things.
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
"so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth."
That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the land.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest be long lived upon earth.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
"in order that it may be well with you, and you may live a long time on the earth."
That thou mayest prosper, and lyue long on earth.
And this is the promise: "Then all will go well with you, and you will have a long life on the earth."
SO THAT IT MAY TURN OUT WELL FOR YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
"so that all may go well with you, and you may live a long time in the land."
that it be wel to thee, and that thou be long lyuynge on the erthe.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 4:40, Deuteronomy 5:16, Deuteronomy 6:3, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28, Deuteronomy 22:7, Ruth 3:1, Psalms 128:1, Psalms 128:2, Isaiah 3:10, Jeremiah 42:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 28:7 - General Deuteronomy 5:29 - that it might Deuteronomy 25:15 - that thy days Ruth 1:8 - the dead Jeremiah 35:6 - Ye shall Romans 13:7 - honour to
Cross-References
When men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
And God said to Noah, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh; for the earth is filled with violence through them; behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.
This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.
Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above; and set the door of the ark in its side; make it with lower, second, and third decks.
But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you, to keep them alive.
And I will come down and talk with you there; and I will take some of the spirit which is upon you and put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.
Many years thou didst bear with them, and didst warn them by thy Spirit through thy prophets; yet they would not give ear. Therefore thou didst give them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That it may be well with thee,.... In this world, and that which is to come; see Deuteronomy 5:16. The Jews z say,
"there are four things, which if a man does, he eats the fruit of them in this world, and the capital part remains for him in the world to come; and they are these, אב ואם
כיבוד; "honouring father and mother", doing acts of beneficence, making peace between a man and his neighbour, and learning of the law, which answers to them all.''
And thou mayest live long on the earth: length of days is in itself a blessing; and though men's days cannot be lengthened beyond God's purpose and decree; and though obedient children do not always live long; yet disobedience to parents often brings the judgments of God on children, so that they die not a common death, 2 Samuel 18:14. On those words in Deuteronomy 32:47, the Jews a have this paraphrase;
"because it is your life, זה כיבוד אב ואם, "this is honouring father and mother; and through this thing ye shall prolong your days", this is beneficence.''
It may be observed, that the words in this promissory part are not the same as in the decalogue, where they stand thus, "that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee",
Exodus 20:12, referring to the land of Canaan; for the law in the form of it, in which it was delivered by Moses, only concerned the people of the Jews; wherefore to suit this law, and the promise of it, to others, the apostle alters the language of it.
z Misna Peah, c. 1. sect. 1. T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 127. 1, & Kiddushin, fol. 40. 1. a T. Hieros. Peah, fol. 15. 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That it may be well with thee - This is found in the fifth commandment as recorded in Deuteronomy 5:16. The whole commandment as there recorded is, “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.” The meaning here is, that they would be more happy, useful, and virtuous if they obeyed their parents than if they disobeyed them.
And thou mayest live long on the earth - In the commandment as recorded in Exodus 20:12, the promise is, “that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” This referred to the promised land - the land of Canaan. The meaning doubtless, is, that there would be a special providence, securing to those who were obedient to parents length of days. Long life was regarded as a great blessing; and this blessing was promised. The apostle here gives to the promise a more general form, and says that obedience to parents was connected at all times with long life. We may remark here:
(1) That long life is a blessing. It affords a longer space to prepare for eternity; it enables a man to be more useful; and it furnishes a longer opportunity to study the works of God on earth. It is not improper to desire it; and we should make use of all the means in our power to lengthen out our days, and to preserve and protect our lives.
(2) It is still true that obedience to parents is conducive to length of life, and that those who are most obedient in early life, other things being equal, have the best prospect of living long. This occurs because:
(a) obedient children are saved from the vices and crimes which shorten life. No parent will command his child to be a drunkard, a gambler, a spendthrift, a pirate, or a murderer. But these vices and crimes, resulting in most cases from disobedience to parents, all shorten life; and they who early commit them are certain of on early grave. No child who disobeys a parent can have any “security” that he will not fall a victim to such vices and crimes.
(b) Obedience to parents is connected with virtuous habits that are conducive to long life. It will make a child industrious, temperate, sober; it will lead him to restrain and govern his wild passions; it will lead him to form habits of self-government which will in future life save him from the snares of vice and temptation.
(c) Many a life is lost early by disobeying a parent. A child disobeys a father and goes into a dramshop; or he goes to sea; or he becomes the companion of the wicked - and he may be wrecked at sea, or his character on land may be wrecked forever. Of disobedient children there is perhaps not one in a hundred that ever reaches an honored old age.
(d) We may still believe that God, in his providence, will watch over those who are obedient to a father and mother. If he regards a falling sparrow Matthew 10:29, he will not be unmindful of an obedient child; if he numbers the hairs of the head Matthew 10:30, he will not be regardless of the little boy that honors him by obeying a father and mother.
