Ephesians 6:2 (WEB)

Passage

“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

Nearby Context

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

Ephesians 6:2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

Ephesians 6:3 “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” Deuteronomy 5:16

Ephesians 6:4 You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "honor", "father", "mother", "first", "commandment", and "promise". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "honor" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Children obey your parents in the Lord..." into verse 3's "that it may be well with you...", so "honor" and "father" belong inside that flow. 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 "honor" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.