1 Children, be obedient to your parents as a Christian duty, for it is a duty.
2 »Honour your father and your mother« –this is the first Commandment which has a promise added to it–
3 »so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.«
4 And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.