Ephesians 6:2

Honour, &c. Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16. The Gr. here is verbatim that of the LXX. On the duty, cp. Matthew 19:19; Mark 7:10; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20. The "honour" is that not of mere sentiment but of obedience. See for illustration, Matthew 15:4-8.

which is He adds a significant circumstance about the Commandment.

the first … with promise In the Decalogue, to which here the reference plainly is, it is in fact the only"commandment with" definite "promise." But the Decalogue is, so to speak, the first page of the whole Law-Book of Revelation.

" With": lit. "in" ;attended, surrounded, by promise.