Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, ¹  do not provoke your children to anger, ²  but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

biblegateway Eph 6:4

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

biblegateway Eph 6:4

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

biblegateway Eph 6:4

And now a word to you fathers. Don’t make your children angry by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction approved by the Lord.

biblegateway Eph 6:4

Fathers, don't exasperate your children by coming down hard on them. Take them by the hand and lead them in the way of the Master.

SABDAweb Eph 6:4

And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

bibleoremus Eph 6:4

And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

biblegateway Eph 6:4

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

biblegateway Eph 6:4

Fathers, ¹  do not provoke your children to anger, ²  but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

¹ tn Or perhaps “Parents” (so TEV, CEV). The plural οἱ πατέρες (Joi patere", “fathers”) can be used to refer to both the male and female parent (BDAG 786 s.v. πατήρ 1.b).

² tn Or “do not make your children angry.” BDAG 780 s.v. παροργίζω states “make angry.” The Greek verb in Col 3:21 is a different one with a slightly different nuance.