And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
He does not say, “Love your children.” Nature itself takes care of this by implanting this in us even against our will. So that interpretation would be superfluous. Instead, what does he say? “Do not make your children angry.” So many parents do this. They do this by depriving them of their portion of the inheritance and their promises, by oppressing them with burdens, by treating them not as though they were free but as slaves. .
