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Obeying Your Parents

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Colossians 3:20

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

Ephesians 6:1

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

John 14:15

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

Ephesians 6:1–3

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

Colossians 3:21

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

Ephesians 6:2–3

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), — read the full passage →

Acts 5:29

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

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.

Ephesians 6:4

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

1 John 2:6

he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

1 John 2:4

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

Ephesians 6:1–4

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

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 →

2 Timothy 3:2

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

John 3:16

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.

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;

Ephesians 6:2

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

Ephesians 6:3

that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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 3:16

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

1 Timothy 5:8

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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.

Luke 14:26

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Romans 10:9

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

Ephesians 6:17

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

Ephesians 6:1–24

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

Galatians 3:26

For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

1 John 3:4

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Colossians 3:22

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

Acts 10:34

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Romans 2:13

for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified;

Romans 1:30

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

2 Timothy 3:1–5

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

Romans 3:31

Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.

Mark 10:11

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:

Acts 2:38

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 7:2

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

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.

Galatians 3:27

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

Matthew 19:19

Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Matthew 5:32

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

1 Timothy 5:4

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

Romans 10:13

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

Romans 13:1

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

John 15:14

Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.

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 →

Luke 2:51

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

James 1:22

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

Ephesians 6:10

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Matthew 19:9

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.

Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Colossians 4:5

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

Acts 24:24

But after certain days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

John 3:1–36

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

Romans 13:8–10

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

Mark 16:16

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Revelation 21:4

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

James 1:8

a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.

Mark 7:10

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

1 Corinthians 15:51

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Romans 1:1–32

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Acts 17:10–11

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

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.

Luke 13:3

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.

Matthew 16:26

For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

2 Thessalonians 1:9

who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Acts 16:1–40

And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek. — read the full passage →

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