Ephesians 6:1
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Children and Parents
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord,[a] for this is right.
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- 6.1 Other ancient authorities lack in the Lord
Colossians 3:20-25
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20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord.(A) 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart. 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters[a] in everything, not with a slavery performed merely for looks, to please people, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.[b](B) 23 Whatever task you must do, work as if your soul depends on it, as for the Lord and not for humans, 24 since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ.(C) 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong has been done, and there is no partiality.(D)
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Proverbs 23:22
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22 Listen to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.(A)
Proverbs 6:20
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20 My child, keep your father’s commandment,
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(A)
Proverbs 1:8
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Warnings against Evil Companions
8 Hear, my child, your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching,(A)
Colossians 3:16-17
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16 Let the word of Christ[a] dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.[b](A) 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.(B)
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Deuteronomy 21:18
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Rebellious Children
18 “If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father and mother, who does not heed them when they discipline him,(A)
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Leviticus 19:3
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3 You shall each revere your mother and father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.(A)
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1 Timothy 5:4
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4 If a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn their religious duty to their own family and make some repayment to their parents, for this is pleasing in God’s sight.(A)
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Ephesians 6:5-6
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Slaves and Masters
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect[a] and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ,(A) 6 not with a slavery performed merely for looks, to please people, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul.
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- 6.5 Or fear
Romans 12:2
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2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.[a](A)
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- 12.2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God
Proverbs 30:17
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17 The eye that mocks a father
and scorns to obey a mother
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.(A)
Romans 7:12
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12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.(A)
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Luke 2:51
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51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them, and his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(A)
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Job 33:27
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27 That person sings to others and says,
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not paid back to me.(A)
1 Peter 2:13
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13 For the Lord’s sake be subject to every human authority,[a] whether to the emperor as supreme(A)
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- 2.13 Or every authority ordained for humans
Hosea 14:9
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9 Those who are wise understand these things;
those who are discerning know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them.(A)
Proverbs 30:11
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11 There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers.(A)
Genesis 28:7
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7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram.
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Psalm 19:8
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8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;(A)
Esther 2:20
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20 Now Esther had not revealed her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had charged her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him.(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)
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Romans 16:2
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2 so that you may welcome her in the Lord, as is fitting for the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a benefactor of many and of myself as well.
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Psalm 119:75
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75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right
and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.(A)
Genesis 37:13
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13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” He answered, “Here I am.”
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