Ephesians 6:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

“Obey your father and your mother,

Cross References

Exodus 20:12

Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.

Proverbs 20:20

Children who curse their parents will go to the land of darkness long before their time.

Jeremiah 35:18

Then the LORD told me to say to the Rechabite clan: I am the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel. You have obeyed your ancestor Jonadab,

Jeremiah 35:7

or build houses or plant crops and vineyards. Instead, you must always live in tents and move from place to place. If you obey this command, you will live a long time.”

Ezekiel 22:7

None of you honour your parents, and you cheat foreigners, orphans, and widows.

Malachi 1:6

I, the LORD All-Powerful, have something to say to you priests. Children respect their fathers, and servants respect their masters. I am your father and your master, so why don't you respect me? You priests have insulted me, and now you ask, “How did we insult you?”

Romans 13:7

Pay all that you owe, whether it is taxes and fees or respect and honour.

Ephesians 6:3

and you will have a long and happy life.”

Deuteronomy 5:16

Respect your father and mother, and you will live a long and successful life in the land I am giving you.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to serve God by taking care of her, as she once took care of them. This is what God wants them to do.