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Anyone who curses father or mother shall be put to death;[a](A) and having cursed father or mother, such a one will bear the bloodguilt.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 20:9 Curses father or mother…put to death: this is more than a simple expletive uttered in anger against one’s parents. See note on Ex 21:17.
  2. 20:9–21 Bloodguilt: these penalties, beginning with cursing one’s parents, reflect the concerns of a patriarchal society that the breakdown of one’s relations with one’s parents can lead to the breakdown of all other familial relationships, resulting in the breakdown of society.

(A)For God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother shall die.’

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10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother shall die.’(A)

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“Honor your father and mother.”(A) This is the first commandment with a promise, “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on earth.”

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