Ephesians 6:3

That it may be well with thee,.... In this world, and that which is to come; see Deu 5:16. The Jews (z) say,

"there are four things, which if a man does, he eats the fruit of them in this world, and…

That it may be well with thee - This is found in the fifth commandment as recorded in Deu 5:16. The whole commandment as there recorded is, “Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath…

Here we have further directions concerning relative duties, in which the apostle is very particular.

I. The duty of children to their parents. Come, you children, hearken to me, I will teach you the…

that, &c. The Gr. is nearly verbatim from the LXX. of Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. It is observable that the Apostle omits the last words of the original promise. Is not this on purpose, to dilate the…