Ephesians 6:1

New Century Version

Children, obey your parents as the Lord wants, because this is the right thing to do.

Cross References

Genesis 28:7

and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Northwest Mesopotamia.

Genesis 37:13

Israel said to Joseph, “Go to Shechem where your brothers are grazing the flocks.” Joseph answered, “I will go.”

Genesis 48:12

Then Joseph moved his sons off Israel’s lap and bowed facedown to the ground.

Genesis 50:12

So Jacob’s sons did as their father commanded.

Nehemiah 9:13

You came down to Mount Sinai and spoke from heaven to our ancestors. You gave them fair rules and true teachings, good orders and commands.

Esther 2:20

Esther still had not told anyone about her family or who her people were, just as Mordecai had commanded her. She obeyed Mordecai just as she had done when she was under his care.

Job 33:27

Then he will say to others, ‘I sinned and twisted what was right, but I did not receive the punishment I should have received.

Psalm 119:128

I respect all your orders, so I hate lying ways.

Psalm 119:75

Lord, I know that your laws are right and that it was right for you to punish me.

Psalm 19:8

The orders of the Lord are right; they make people happy. The commands of the Lord are pure; they light up the way.

Proverbs 1:8

My child, listen to your father’s teaching and do not forget your mother’s advice.

Proverbs 23:22

Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not forget your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 30:11

“Some people curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17

“If you make fun of your father and refuse to obey your mother, the birds of the valley will peck out your eyes, and the vultures will eat them.

Proverbs 6:20

My son, keep your father’s commands, and don’t forget your mother’s teaching.

Jeremiah 35:14

‘Jonadab son of Recab ordered his descendants not to drink wine, and that command has been obeyed. Until today they have obeyed their ancestor’s command; they do not drink wine. But I, the Lord, have given you messages again and again, but you did not obey me.

Jeremiah 35:18

Then Jeremiah said to the Recabites, “This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed the commands of your ancestor Jonadab and have followed all of his teachings; you have done everything he commanded.’

Jeremiah 35:8

So we Recabites have obeyed everything Jonadab our ancestor commanded us. Neither we nor our wives, sons, or daughters ever drink wine.

Hosea 14:9

A wise person will know these things, and an understanding person will take them to heart. The Lord’s ways are right. Good people live by following them, but those who turn against God die because of them.

Leviticus 19:3

“ ‘You must respect your mother and father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Luke 2:51

Jesus went with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them. But his mother kept in her mind all that had happened.

Romans 12:2

Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.

Romans 16:2

I ask you to accept her in the Lord in the way God’s people should. Help her with anything she needs, because she has helped me and many other people also.

Romans 7:12

So the law is holy, and the command is holy and right and good.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Do not let anything move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.

Deuteronomy 21:18

If someone has a son who is stubborn, who turns against his father and mother and doesn’t obey them or listen when they correct him,

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to do their duty to their own family and to repay their parents or grandparents. That pleases God.

1 Peter 2:13

For the Lord’s sake, yield to the people who have authority in this world: the king, who is the highest authority,

Ruth 3:5

Then Ruth answered, “I will do everything you say.”

1 Samuel 17:20

Early in the morning David left the sheep with another shepherd. He took the food and left as Jesse had told him. When David arrived at the camp, the army was going out to their battle positions, shouting their war cry.