Jeremiah 35:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁸ We have obeyed the charge of our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days–we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters–

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

Common English Bible

⁸ We have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab, Rechab’s son, commanded us. No one in our household, including our wives and children, has ever had wine.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Therefore, we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he has commanded us, so that we do not drink wine all our days, we and our wives, our sons and daughters.

Jeremiah 35:8 Cross References

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord.

Proverbs 6:20

My child, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

Proverbs 4:10

Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise child loves discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Ephesians 6:1

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