Honoring Your Parents

“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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 →

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

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

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.’”

For Moses said, ‘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.’”

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.

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

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

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

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.’”

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 →

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 →

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

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

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

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

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

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 →

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,

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

“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.

Honor widows who are widows indeed.

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

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 →

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 →

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.

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:

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, — 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.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

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

He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;

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

We love him, because he first loved us.

But say the things which fit sound doctrine, — read the full passage →

But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.