Devine Scripture

Ephesians 6:3

Ephesians chapter 6 · verse 3 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Context

v.2Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

v.3This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 22:7

    thou shalt surely let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

  • Deuteronomy 4:40

    And thou shalt keep 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 in the land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, for ever.

  • Isaiah 3:10

    Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

  • Jeremiah 42:6

    Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Jehovah our God.

  • Deuteronomy 6:18

    And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,

  • Deuteronomy 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 Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.