Ephesians 6:3
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
KJV
ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται καὶ ἔσῃ μακροχρόνιος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
Greek NT
ut bene sit tibi, et sis longævus super terram.
Vulgate
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
ASV
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest be long lived upon earth.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εὖ
eu
adverb · 6×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μακροχρόνιος
makrochronios
adjective · 1×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. What is God's will for you in the fifth commandment? A. That I honor, love, and be loyal to my father and mother and all those in authority over me; that I obey and submit to them, as is proper, when they correct and punish me; and also that I be patient with their failings — for through them God chooses to rule us.
Cross-references
- Deut 4:40 — Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon
- Deut 4:40 — Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon
- Deut 5:16 — 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.
- Deut 5:29 — O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
- Deut 6:3 — Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk
- Deut 6:18 — And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
- Deut 12:25 — Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
- Deut 12:28 — Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD t
- Deut 22:7 — But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
- Gen 28:7 — And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
- Isa 3:10 — Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
- Jer 42:6 — Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
- Ps 128:1 — Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
- Ps 128:2 — For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
- Ruth 3:1 — Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?