Ephesians
Ephesians 6:1
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| obey | ὑπακούετε | hypakouete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5219 I listen, obey |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| parents | γονεῦσιν | goneusin | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G1118 a parent |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| for | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| right | δίκαιον | dikaion | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Colossians 3:20–25 · Proverbs 23:22 · Proverbs 6:20 · Colossians 3:16–17 · Proverbs 1:8 · Deuteronomy 21:18 · Romans 12:2 · Leviticus 19:3 · 1 Timothy 5:4 · Ephesians 6:5–6 · Romans 7:12 · Job 33:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.