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"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."
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A Promise for Everyone
Scholars highlight that Paul adapts this promise from the Old Testament. Originally given specifically to Israel concerning the land of Canaan, Paul intentionally removes the reference to "the land which the Lord your God gives you" to make it a universal principle for all believers on "the earth."
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Ephesians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That it may be well with thee. This is found in the fifth commandment as recorded in Deuteronomy 5:16. The whole commandment as there reco…
That it may be well with thee (ινα ευ σο γενητα). From Ex 20:12, "that it may happen to thee well."
And thou mayest…
19th Century
Anglican
That it may be well with thee . . .—The quotation is only slightly varied from Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16. But by t…
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Baptist
For the duties are like birds with two wings, or like a pair of scales, balance for each side. There is the child's duty, but there is the parent's…
The promise attached to the fifth commandment in Dt 5:16 is not in itself appropriate to the church, so Paul stops short of the final clause, which…
16th Century
Protestant
That it may be well with you. The promise is—a long life, from which we are led to understand that the present life is not to be overlooke…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That it may be well with you In this world, and that which is to come; see (Deuteronomy 5:16) . The Jews…
The great duty of children is to obey their parents. This obedience includes inward reverence as well as outward actions, and in every age, prosper…
