hupotasso hupotasso ~ to place or arrange under ~ to place or arrange under Chapter 1, part A Chapter 1, part A Introduction Chapter

hupotassohupotasso~ to place or arrange under ~ to place or arrange under

Chapter 1, part AChapter 1, part AIntroductionIntroduction

Chapter 1, part BChapter 1, part BChapter 1:15-23Chapter 1:15-23

Chapter 2:1-10Chapter 2:1-10Chapter 2:10 ~ Chapter 2:10 ~ Chapter 2:11-22 ~ no profilingChapter 2:11-22 ~ no profilingChapter 3:1-13 ~ Who am I?Chapter 3:1-13 ~ Who am I?Chapter 3:14-21 ~ Prayer for those under RomeChapter 3:14-21 ~ Prayer for those under RomeChapter 4:1 – 6:9 ~ How to live in RomeChapter 4:1 – 6:9 ~ How to live in Rome

4:1-6 ~ Humility4:1-6 ~ Humility4:7-16 ~ Foundations4:7-16 ~ Foundations4:17-24 ~ Two ways4:17-24 ~ Two ways4:25-5:1~ When in Rome, I4:25-5:1~ When in Rome, I5:1- 21 ~ When in Rome, 2a5:1- 21 ~ When in Rome, 2a5:1- 21 ~ When in Rome, 2b5:1- 21 ~ When in Rome, 2b

2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Christ.

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hupotassohupotasso~ to place or arrange under~ to place or arrange under

to organize things the way that they to organize things the way that they

should beshould be

a people’s position under a rulera people’s position under a ruler

to place oneself under another’s to place oneself under another’s authority orauthority or stewardship stewardship

21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

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hupotassohupotasso~ to place or arrange under~ to place or arrange under

to organize things the way that they to organize things the way that they

should beshould be

a people’s position under a rulera people’s position under a ruler

to place oneself under another’s to place oneself under another’s authority orauthority or stewardship stewardship


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The exact opposite of the world’s design for individuals.

We are supposed to seek to be on top of the heap.

Rome verses Christ


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placing another above yourselfplacing another above yourself

Matthew 20:25-28Matthew 20:25-28

25Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”


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John 13:12-17John 13:12-17

When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.


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Philippians 2:3-5Philippians 2:3-5

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:


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placing another above placing another above yourselfyourself

If no one is in charge, who If no one is in charge, who is?is?


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Don’t make this Don’t make this difficult . . .difficult . . .

Romans 12:9-16Romans 12:9-16

Ephesians 5:21 2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Christ. 2222Wives, to your husbands as to the Lord. Wives, to your husbands as to the Lord. 2323For the For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. his body, of which he is the Savior. 2424Now as the church submits to Christ, so also should Now as the church submits to Christ, so also should wives to their husbands in everything. wives to their husbands in everything. 2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 3232This is a This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. the church. 3333However, each one of you also must However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. respect her husband.

2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Christ. 2222Wives, [submit] to your husbands as to the Lord. Wives, [submit] to your husbands as to the Lord. 2323For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,the head of the church, his body, of which he is the his body, of which he is the Savior. Savior. 2424Now as the church submits to Christ, so also Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should [submit] to their husbands in wives should [submit] to their husbands in everything. everything.

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Hupotasso is repeated only once in verses 22-24.

To supply extra “submit”s seems to change the nuance of the context.

2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Christ. 2222Wives, to your husbands as to the Lord. Wives, to your husbands as to the Lord. 2323For the For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. his body, of which he is the Savior. 2424Now as the church submits to Christ, so also should Now as the church submits to Christ, so also should wives to their husbands in everything. wives to their husbands in everything.

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Husbands, this is not addressed to you. Husbands, this is not addressed to you.

This is not something that you are to “enforce.”This is not something that you are to “enforce.”

““Enable.”Enable.”

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The context is that within the body of Christ, we The context is that within the body of Christ, we are all to are all to submit to each other. submit to each other. (Any use of verse 22 must include the context of verse (Any use of verse 22 must include the context of verse 23)23)

This is for wives to do in regard to their husbands, This is for wives to do in regard to their husbands, not to men not to men in general. in general.

There is no hierarchy of value here in the least. There is no hierarchy of value here in the least. (Luke 2:51)(Luke 2:51)

Let your husband be in charge. (Dominance is not Let your husband be in charge. (Dominance is not in view)in view)

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This relationship was established in the beginning. This relationship was established in the beginning. Adam Adam was put in charge and Eve was added as a fully was put in charge and Eve was added as a fully qualified qualified co-worker.co-worker.

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Genesis 2:15-18 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.” The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”


Christ has this position due to his identity/person, Christ has this position due to his identity/person, but we but we must also understand that he has paid the price must also understand that he has paid the price for this for this status as well. “Savior” ~ implicit responsibility.status as well. “Savior” ~ implicit responsibility.

Within this context, we should joyfully place Within this context, we should joyfully place ourselves under ourselves under Christ. Christ.

This is not teaching that wives should endure This is not teaching that wives should endure abuse. Is Jesus abuse. Is Jesus abusive, domineering, controlling, mean . . . ? abusive, domineering, controlling, mean . . . ?

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Husbands have the responsibility for the outcome Husbands have the responsibility for the outcome of their families/homes. They are the ones that of their families/homes. They are the ones that God holds to account. God holds to account.

If God has placed husbands in this responsibility If God has placed husbands in this responsibility then their wives need to acknowledge this in their then their wives need to acknowledge this in their conduct toward their husbands. conduct toward their husbands.

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Husbands, don’t make this difficult . . .Husbands, don’t make this difficult . . .

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2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Christ.

2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 3232This is a This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. the church. 3333However, each one of you also must However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. respect her husband.

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for herthe church and gave himself up for her

How does Jesus love us? (agape) How does Jesus love us? (agape) Is he kind?Is he kind?Is he domineering?Is he domineering?Is he self-centered?Is he self-centered?Does he sacrifice willingly, intentionally for us?Does he sacrifice willingly, intentionally for us?Does he serve us?Does he serve us?Does he seek our best interest over his own?Does he seek our best interest over his own?

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for herthe church and gave himself up for her

I am to sacrifice whatever it takes for my wife’s I am to sacrifice whatever it takes for my wife’s well being.well being.

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless.

The depth of Christ’s love for us, his sacrifice of The depth of Christ’s love for us, his sacrifice of himself for us himself for us

has graced the best, the good into us, completing us. has graced the best, the good into us, completing us.

Should not a husband’s love haveShould not a husband’s love havea similar effect on his wife? a similar effect on his wife?

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Who wants to come home to a miserable wife?Who wants to come home to a miserable wife?

Far better to love joy and happiness into her!Far better to love joy and happiness into her!

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his bodyare members of his body

Your relationship with your wife is supposed to Your relationship with your wife is supposed to illustrate Christ’s love for others.illustrate Christ’s love for others.

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.wife, and the two will become one flesh.

To harm your wife is to harm yourself.To harm your wife is to harm yourself.To bless your wife is to bless yourself.To bless your wife is to bless yourself.

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 3232This is a This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. the church.

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 3232This is a This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.the church. 3333However, each one of you also must However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. respect her husband.

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 3232This is a This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.the church. 3333However, each one of you also must However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must and the wife must respect her husband. respect her husband.

It is not that you need to love yourself before you can It is not that you need to love yourself before you can

love your wife, but that some level of self-love is a love your wife, but that some level of self-love is a given.given.

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 3232This is a This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. the church. 3333However, each one of you also must However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must and the wife must respect her husband. respect her husband.

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~ phobeo: to be put in fear~ phobeo: to be put in fear ~ phobetai: subjunctive ~ phobetai: subjunctive tensetense


2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 3232This is a This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. the church. 3333However, each one of you also must However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, that the wife might love his wife as he loves himself, that the wife might respect her husband. respect her husband.

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2525Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her the church and gave himself up for her 2626to make her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, through the word, 2727and to present her to himself as a and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blemish, but holy and blameless. 2828In this same way, In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 2929After After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 3030for we for we are members of his body. are members of his body. 3131“For this reason a man “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 3232This is a This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. the church. 3333However, each one of you also must However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, that the wife might love his wife as he loves himself, that the wife might respect her husband. respect her husband.

Wives, don’t make this difficult . . .Wives, don’t make this difficult . . .

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2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 6:16:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.right. 22“Honor your father and mother”—which is the “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— first commandment with a promise— 33“that it may go “that it may go well with you and that you well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”may enjoy long life on the earth.”

Children, don’t make this difficult . . .Children, don’t make this difficult . . .

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2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 6:16:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.right. 22“Honor your father and mother”—which is the “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— first commandment with a promise— 33“that it may go “that it may go well with you and that you well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”may enjoy long life on the earth.” 44Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Lord.

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2121Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

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