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Ephesians 6:2 (WEB)
“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

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John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.9Conference XXI
“…viz., “Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with promise, that it may be well with thee and that thy days may be long upon earth.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 2, 3.
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Origen, De Principiis II.4Book II
“In other passages also, Paul, embracing the promises of the law, says, “Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with thee, and that thy days may be long upon the land, the good land, which the Lord thy God will give thee.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 2, 3; cf. Ex. xx. 12.
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Origen, De Principiis IV.1Book IV
“Then, again, who would not maintain that the command to “honour thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee,” is sufficient of itself without any spiritual meaning, and necessary for those who observe it? especially when Paul also has confirmed the command by repeating it in the same words.” — editor's note: Cf. Ex. xx. 12 and Eph. vi. 2, 3.
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Origen, De Principiis IV.2Book IV
“And again, who would not say that the command which enjoins to “honour thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee,” is useful, apart from all allegorical meaning, and ought to be observed, the Apostle Paul also having employed these very same words?” — editor's note: Cf. Ex. xx. 12 and Eph. vi. 2, 3.
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John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 15
“He holds out a sensible prize; even as Paul also doth, in that when he had said, “Honor thy father and thy mother,”he added, “For so shalt thou live long upon the earth.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 2.
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John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 51
“For, “honor,” saith He, “thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest live long upon the earth.”” — editor's note: Exod. xx. 12. See also Ephes. vi. 1, 2.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 2
“He gives laws for slaves and masters, rulers and ruled, husbands and wives, parents and children, marriage and celibacy, self-discipline and indulgence, wisdom and ignorance, circumcision and uncircumcision, Christ and the world, the flesh and the spirit.” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 1–4.
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Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.17Book V
“Now, although Marcion has erased (the next clause), “which is the first commandment with promise,” still the law says plainly, “Honour thy father and thy mother.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 2. “He did this (says Lardner) in order that the Mosaic law might not be thought to be thus established.”
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Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.71Book III
“Honour thy father and thy mother (which is the first command with promise), that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.”” — editor's note: Eph. vi. 1–3.
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