Ephesians 6:4

Ephesians 6:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4Fathers,6:4 Or Parents do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Slaves and Masters

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to the point of resentment with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by showing favoritism or indifference to any of them], but bring them up [tenderly, with lovingkindness] in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Serving with Honor

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

4Fathers, don’t make your children angry. Instead, instruct them and teach them the ways of the Lord as you raise them.

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