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Disobedient Children

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Ephesians 6:1–3

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

Deuteronomy 21:18–21

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; — read the full passage →

Ephesians 5:6

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

Leviticus 20:9

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Ephesians 2:2

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

Exodus 21:17

And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

Proverbs 13:24

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Proverbs 23:13–14

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

2 Timothy 3:2

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Colossians 3:6

for which things’ sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

Exodus 21:15

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

1 Samuel 15:23

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

James 4:17

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Romans 5:19

For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

Mark 7:9–10

And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. — read the full passage →

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Matthew 15:4

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

Leviticus 26:14–16

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; — read the full passage →

John 3:16–19

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Romans 1:30

backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Deuteronomy 5:9

thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah, thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me;

Acts 1:1–26

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

James 5:2

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

Proverbs 1:8

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

Exodus 20:12

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

1 Timothy 1:9

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

Deuteronomy 21:18

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

John 3:1–36

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 11:27–28

the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you this day; — read the full passage →

Matthew 10:21

And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

Mark 13:12

And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

Luke 12:53

They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

Revelation 1:1–20

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Leviticus 26:14

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

Titus 3:3

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Titus 1:16

They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Nehemiah 9:26

Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and slew thy prophets that testified against them to turn them again unto thee, and they wrought great provocations.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Deuteronomy 21:21

And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

Romans 3:23

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

John 14:15

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

Luke 1:17

And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.

Proverbs 1:8–9

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2 Timothy 1:7

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

John 3:16–17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Luke 6:46

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

John 8:44

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

Deuteronomy 11:19

And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

1 Corinthians 6:19–20

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

James 1:14–15

but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. — read the full passage →

2 Chronicles 7:14

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Proverbs 19:18

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 2:2

For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;

Romans 10:13

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Joshua 5:6

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah: unto whom Jehovah sware that he would not let them see the land which Jehovah sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Psalms 119:127

Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.

2 Peter 2:4

For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

Genesis 11:4

And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Psalms 119:136

Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law. צ TSADHE.

John 3:36

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Ephesians 2:3

among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—

2 Timothy 3:1–7

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Psalms 78:10

They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;

2 John 1:6

And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

1 Samuel 12:15

but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then will the hand of Jehovah be against you, as it was against your fathers.

Luke 11:28

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Isaiah 1:2–9

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. — read the full passage →

Matthew 22:37–40

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

1 John 3:4–5

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 1:23–33

Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 15:33

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

1 Corinthians 6:15–20

Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 6:20

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

1 Samuel 15:10–23

Then came the word of Jehovah unto Samuel, saying, — read the full passage →

Numbers 20:12–15

And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

Psalms 23:1–6

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 28:1–68

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

Leviticus 10:1–2

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them. — read the full passage →

Joshua 1:8

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Joshua 7:11–12

Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also; and they have even put it among their own stuff. — read the full passage →

Genesis 3:16

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

John 3:17

For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

James 1:22

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2 Timothy 3:1–5

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

John 3:27

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Ephesians 6:2

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

Deuteronomy 22:1–30

Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother. — read the full passage →

2 Timothy 3:1

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.

Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.