Honoring Parents

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

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

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

Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

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

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

honour thy father and mother,

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.

honour thy father and mother, — read the full passage →

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

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

`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.

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

`For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood <FI>is<Fi> on him.

`When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious--he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them-- — read the full passage →

`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

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

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

`And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

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

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

`At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace; — read the full passage →

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

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.

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,

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'

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

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

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 →

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

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

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

`And God speaketh all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

`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;

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

A son honoureth a father, and a servant his master. And if I <FI>am<Fi> a father, where <FI>is<Fi> Mine honour? And if I <FI>am<Fi> a master, where <FI>is<Fi> My fear? Said Jehovah of Hosts to you, O priests, despising My name! And ye have said: `In what have we despised Thy name?'

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

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

to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

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

A generation <FI>is<Fi> , that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

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

And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

`Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God <FI>is<Fi> one Jehovah; — read the full passage →

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

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke.

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

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Thou mayest not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.'

And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is--A precept of men is taught!

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

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

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked. — read the full passage →

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

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 →

`When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

And he answering said to them, `Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition? — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

`See, I have set before thee to-day life and good, and death and evil, — read the full passage →

and thou hast kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, so that it is well to thee, and to thy sons after thee, and so that thou prolongest days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee--all the days.'

`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.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem--scribes and Pharisees--saying, — read the full passage →

honour widows who are really widows; — read the full passage →

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

Jesus, therefore, having seen <FI>his<Fi> mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;' — read the full passage →

And he answering said to them, `Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition? — read the full passage →

And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

`And these <FI>are<Fi> the judgments which thou dost set before them: — read the full passage →

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

honour widows who are really widows;

A crown of beauty <FI>are<Fi> grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

By feet trodden down is the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled-- — read the full passage →

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--

if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me--honour him will the Father.

nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

`Therefore--the affirmation of Jehovah, God of Israel--I certainly said, Thy house and the house of thy father, do walk up and down before Me to the age; and now--the affirmation of Jehovah--Far be it from Me! for he who is honouring Me, I honour, and those despising Me, are lightly esteemed.

`And God speaketh all these words, saying,

The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep; — read the full passage →

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,