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Ephesians 6:4

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

KJV

Καὶ οἱ πατέρες, μὴ παροργίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν, ἀλλὰ ἐκτρέφετε αὐτὰ ἐν παιδείᾳ καὶ νουθεσίᾳ κυρίου.

Greek NT

Et vos patres, nolite ad iracundiam provocare filios vestros : sed educate illos in disciplina et correptione Domini.

Vulgate

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

ASV

And you, fathers, provoke not your children to anger: but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
νουθεσία
nouthesia
noun · 3×
παιδεία
paideia
noun · 6×
παροργίζω
parorgizo
verb · 2×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
τέκνον
teknon
noun · 99×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἐκτρέφω
ektrepho
verb · 2×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

10 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2223Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. the home is well suited for education in the virtues. This requires an apprenticeship in self-denial, sound judgment, and self-mastery - the precondi…
§2286Scandal can be provoked by laws or institutions, by fashion or opinion. Therefore, they are guilty of scandal who establish laws or social structures leading to the decline of morals and the corruption of religious practice, or to "social conditions that, intentionally or not, make Christian conduct and obedience to the Commandments difficult and practically impossible."87 This…
My child, him that speaketh to thee the word of God remember night and day; and thou shalt honour him as the Lord. For in the place whence lordly rule is uttered, there is the Lord. Thou shalt not forsake the commandments of the Lord, but keep what thou hast received, neither adding thereto nor taking away therefrom.
The aged lady came to me while I was asleep, and said, "The Lord is not so much angry at you on account of your sins, as on account of your house, which has committed iniquity against the Lord and against you, their parents. But you love your children too much, and have not warned them. Warn them therefore and correct them."
This instruction is needed not only for the young and uneducated, but is also highly profitable for the common people. Here the preacher has the opportunity to explain the Ten Commandments, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Sacraments for the household. Let each head of the family present these parts with their explanations faithfully to the household every morning and even…
Marriage was ordained by God in the time of man's innocency, and is therefore honourable among all men. The parties shall be admonished of their duties: the husband to love his wife as Christ loved the Church, the wife to submit to her husband as to the Lord, and both to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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

  • 1Chr 22:10 — He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
  • 1Chr 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the
  • 1Chr 28:20 — And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until
  • 1Chr 29:19 — And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
  • 1Sam 20:30 — Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto t
  • 2Tim 1:5 — When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
  • 2Tim 3:15 — And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
  • Col 3:21 — Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
  • Col 3:21 — Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
  • Deut 4:9 — Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons,
  • Deut 4:9 — Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons,
  • Deut 6:7 — And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
  • Deut 6:7 — And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
  • Deut 6:20 — And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
  • Deut 11:19 — And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
  • Eccl 12:1 — Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
  • Exod 10:2 — And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
  • Exod 10:9 — And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.
  • Exod 12:26 — And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
  • Exod 13:14 — And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
  • Gen 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h
  • Gen 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h
  • Heb 12:7 — If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
  • Isa 38:19 — The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
  • Josh 4:6 — That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
  • Josh 4:21 — And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
  • Josh 24:15 — And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites
  • Judg 13:12 — And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
  • Mal 2:15 — And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife
  • Matt 12:36 — But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
  • Prov 4:1 — Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
  • Prov 4:4 — He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
  • Prov 19:18 — Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
  • Prov 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
  • Prov 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
  • Prov 22:15 — Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
  • Prov 23:13 — Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
  • Prov 29:15 — The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
  • Prov 29:17 — Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
  • Ps 71:17 — O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.