Hating Your Parents

`If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;

`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> He who is making light of his father and his mother, --and all the people have said, Amen.

`He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me,

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Lo, a third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not yours, but you, for the children ought not for the parents to lay up, but the parents for the children,

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, <FI>am<Fi> a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on the fourth, of those hating Me,

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and did wipe with her hair his feet, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment. — read the full passage →

`And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

we--we love him, because He--He first loved us; — read the full passage →

Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

and he said to them, `Verily I say to you, that there is not one who left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the reign of God,

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, — read the full passage →

`When a man hath two wives, the one loved and the other hated, and they have borne to him sons (the loved one and the hated one), and the first-born son hath been to the hated one;

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

`Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

if we may say--`we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk--we lie, and do not the truth;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

`And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death; — read the full passage →

`Ye may not suppose that I came to put peace on the earth; I did not come to put peace, but a sword; — read the full passage →

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them,

we--we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death. — read the full passage →

By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene; — read the full passage →

I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, `In what hast Thou loved us?' — read the full passage →

and <FI>in<Fi> any matter of wisdom <FI>and<Fi> understanding that the king hath sought of them, he findeth them ten hands above all the scribes, the enchanters, who <FI>are<Fi> in all his kingdom.

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;

according as it hath been written, `Jacob I did love, and Esau I did hate.'

And Peter said, `Lo, we left all, and did follow thee;' — read the full passage →

`If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple; — read the full passage →

Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, — read the full passage →

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go--first be reconciled to thy brother, and then having come bring thy gift.

`If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee, — read the full passage →

I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, `In what hast Thou loved us?'

Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the fool to the wise of heart.

Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together!

Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.

Who is saying of his father and his mother, I have not seen him; And his brethren he hath not discerned, And his sons he hath not known; For they have observed Thy saying, And Thy covenant they keep.

`Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him. — read the full passage →

`And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death. — read the full passage →

And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years. — read the full passage →