Honoring Parents

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

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

Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

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

Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.

“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: — read the full passage →

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

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

“Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

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

“‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not listen to them; — read the full passage →

“Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

“Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.

My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching: — read the full passage →

“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God.

“‘You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

‘Honor your father and mother.’And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ — read the full passage →

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

God spoke all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregardhis own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? Says Yahweh of Armies to you, priests, who despise my name. You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

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

Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is one. — read the full passage →

A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”

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

He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”

The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

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

Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. — read the full passage →

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

When a man vows a vow to Yahweh, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? — read the full passage →

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Behold, I have set before you this day life and prosperity, and death and evil. — read the full passage →

You shall keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land, which Yahweh your God gives you, forever.

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Honor widows who are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

“Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death. — read the full passage →

Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son!” — read the full passage →

He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? — read the full passage →

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

“Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them. — read the full passage →

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

Honor widows who are widows indeed.

Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

God spoke all these words, saying,

A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. — read the full passage →

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.