Leviticus 19:3

Good News Translation

Each of you must respect your mother and your father, and must keep the Sabbath, as I have commanded. I am the Lord your God.

Cross References

Genesis 48:12

Then Joseph took them from Jacob's lap and bowed down before him with his face to the ground.

Nehemiah 9:14

You taught them to keep your Sabbaths holy, and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.

Exodus 16:29

Remember that I, the Lord, have given you a day of rest, and that is why on the sixth day I will always give you enough food for two days. Everyone is to stay where he is on the seventh day and not leave his home.”

Exodus 20:12

“Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.

Exodus 20:8

“Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.

Exodus 21:15

“Whoever hits his father or his mother is to be put to death.

Exodus 21:17

“Whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death.

Proverbs 1:8

My child, pay attention to what your father and mother tell you.

Proverbs 23:22

Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.

Proverbs 30:11

There are people who curse their fathers and do not show their appreciation for their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17

If you make fun of your father or despise your mother in her old age, you ought to be eaten by vultures or have your eyes picked out by wild ravens.

Isaiah 58:13

The Lord says, “If you treat the Sabbath as sacred and do not pursue your own interests on that day; if you value my holy day and honor it by not traveling, working, or talking idly on that day,

Ezekiel 20:12

I made the keeping of the Sabbath a sign of the agreement between us, to remind them that I, the Lord, make them holy.

Leviticus 11:44

I am the Lord your God, and you must keep yourselves holy, because I am holy.

Leviticus 19:25

But in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you do all this, your trees will bear more fruit. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:30

Keep the Sabbath, and honor the place where I am worshiped. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:31

“Do not go for advice to people who consult the spirits of the dead. If you do, you will be ritually unclean. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:34

Treat them as you would an Israelite, and love them as you love yourselves. Remember that you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 23:3

You have six days in which to do your work, but remember that the seventh day, the Sabbath, is a day of rest. On that day do not work, but gather for worship. The Sabbath belongs to the Lord, no matter where you live.

Leviticus 26:2

Keep the religious festivals and honor the place where I am worshiped. I am the Lord.

Malachi 1:6

The Lord Almighty says to the priests, “Children honor their parents, and servants honor their masters. I am your father—why don't you honor me? I am your master—why don't you respect me? You despise me, and yet you ask, ‘How have we despised you?’

Deuteronomy 27:16

“‘God's curse on anyone who dishonors his father or mother.’ “And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 5:16

“‘Respect your father and your mother, as I, the Lord your God, command you, so that all may go well with you and so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.

Hebrews 12:9

In the case of our human fathers, they punished us and we respected them. How much more, then, should we submit to our spiritual Father and live!