Ephesians 6:1 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Ephesians 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

Ephesians 6:3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "obey", "parents", "lord", and "right". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "obey", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Honour thy father and mother which is...", so "children" and "obey" should be read forward into that movement. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "children" and "obey" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.