Respecting Parents

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

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

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

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;

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

`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.

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

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

`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 →

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

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

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

Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

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

honour thy father and mother,

`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;

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

`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.

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;

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.

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

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

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one, — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

`The day when thou hast stood before Jehovah thy God in Horeb--in Jehovah's saying unto me, Assemble to Me the people, and I cause them to hear My words, so that they learn to fear Me all the days that they are alive on the ground, and their sons they teach; --

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 →

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

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.

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

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

he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'

but ye also, every one in particular--let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife--that she may reverence the husband.

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;

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, — read the full passage →

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you, — read the full passage →

`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.

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

And God saith unto Moses, `I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, `Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.'

`Ye are of a father--the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar--also his father.

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,

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

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

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,

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 →

`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou--Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'

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 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.

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.

honour thy father and mother, — 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.

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, — read the full passage →

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of; — read the full passage →

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; — read the full passage →

so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

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

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.

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

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

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 →

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

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

And Moab transgresseth against Israel after the death of Ahab, — read the full passage →

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

Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

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

With the very aged <FI>is<Fi> wisdom, And <FI>with<Fi> length of days understanding.

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

Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising <FI>us<Fi> , and we were reverencing <FI>them<Fi> ; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

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

The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the instruction of wisdom, And before honour <FI>is<Fi> humility!

And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — 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.'

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

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets--I did not come to throw down, but to fulfil; — read the full passage →

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;

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

and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

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,

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 →

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'

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.'

He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving <FI>it<Fi> .

yet Michael, the chief messenger, when, with the devil contending, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring up an evil-speaking judgment, but said, `The Lord rebuke thee!'

as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror. — 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 →

`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.

And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

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