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Ephesians 6:3

In 9 translations

BSB
“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16
KJV
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
WEB
“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
ASV
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
LSV
which is the first command with a promise, “That it may be well with you, and you may live a long time on the land.”
YLT
which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'
DBY
that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.
DRC
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest be long lived upon earth.
GNV
That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayst liue long on earth.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται καὶ ἔσῃ μακροχρόνιος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
RP2018
ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται, καὶ ἔσῃ μακροχρόνιος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
TR-Boyd
ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται, καὶ ἔσῃ μακροχρόνιος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
SCR1894
ινα ευ σοι γενηται και εση μακροχρονιος επι της γης

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Deuteronomy 5:16Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
  • Deuteronomy 4:40Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
  • Deuteronomy 12:28Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.
  • Deuteronomy 12:25Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
  • Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  • Jeremiah 42:6Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
  • Deuteronomy 6:3Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.
  • Deuteronomy 6:18Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,
  • Deuteronomy 22:7You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.
  • Psalms 128:1–2Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
  • Ruth 3:1One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?

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