Cheryl

In Ephesians 6 we have the Greek term for “parents” in Ephesians 6:1 and “fathers” in Ephesians 6:4.  I think that verse 4 is both plural because children is plural but also is fathers in particular because it is the fathers in particular that tend to provoke the children to anger not the mothers.  Verse 1 the parents are to be obeyed and in verse 2 the father and the mother are to be honored.  Verse 2 the “father” is singular.

Maybe I am missing something but it appears pretty clear to me that the passage shows both parents are to be honored but the fathers are the specific ones who are told not to provoke their children.  I don’t think this means that mothers have license to provoke their children.