11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 6:4
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- KJV King James Version
- And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And the fathers: do not provoke your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the LORD.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Fathers, don't make your children mad, but look after them by disciplining them and instructing them about God.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And [ye] fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in [the] discipline and admonition of [the] Lord.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And you, fathers, provoke not your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| οἱ | hoi | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πατέρες | pateres | Fathers | G3962 πατήρ father |
| μὴ | mē | {do} not | G3361 μή not |
| παροργίζετε | parorgizete | provoke | G3949 παροργίζω to anger |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| τέκνα | tekna | children {to wrath} | G5043 τέκνον child |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | instead | G235 ἀλλά but |
| ἐκτρέφετε | ektrephete | bring them up | G1625 ἐκτρέφω to nourish/rear |
| αὐτὰ | auta | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| παιδείᾳ | paideia | [the] discipline | G3809 παιδεία discipline |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| νουθεσίᾳ | nouthesia | instruction | G3559 νουθεσία admonition |
| Κυρίου | Kyriou | of [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
Related verses
- Colossians 3:21
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
- Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Proverbs 29:15
The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
- Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
- Deuteronomy 6:7
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
- Proverbs 29:17
Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
- 2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
- Proverbs 23:13–14
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
- Proverbs 4:1–4
Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding; for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law. For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother. …
- Genesis 18:19
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:
3 “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
4 You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
6 not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Read all of Ephesians 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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