What does the Bible say about honoring thy mother and father?
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The Bible commands children to honor and obey their father and mother as a lasting expression of reverence for God, gratitude, and love. In Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16, this commandment is joined to God’s promise of blessing, and Ephesians 6:1-3 teaches that such obedience is right in the Lord. Honor includes respectful speech, care, and a willing heart, even as adulthood may change the form of obedience. Scripture soberly warns against contempt for parents in Proverbs 30:17 and condemns those who evade this duty in Matthew 15:4. Yet all family duties are lived under Christ’s lordship, and salvation rests not on our obedience but on God’s grace in Christ, who came to save sinners (John 3:16-17).
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- Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
- Ephesians 6:1-3
[1] Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. [2] "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise: [3] "that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."
- Proverbs 30:17
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.
- Deuteronomy 5:16
"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.
- Matthew 19:19
'Honor your father and mother.' And, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'"
- Ephesians 6:2
"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:
- Matthew 15:4
For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
- Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
- Ephesians 6:3
"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."
- John 3:16-17
[16] 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. [17] For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
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