4Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.


In Context

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

2 "Honor your father and mother"--which is the first commandment with a promise--

3 "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."

4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

Ephesians 6:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:4And you, fathers, provoke not your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4And ye fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:4And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.