Ephesians 6:2

The Passion Translation

For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached:

Cross References

Proverbs 20:20

If you despise your father or mother, your life will flicker out like a lamp, extinguished into the deepest darkness.

Jeremiah 35:18

Then Jeremiah said to the Rechabites, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, Commander of Angel Armies, says to you, ‘Because you have obeyed the commands of your ancestor Jonadab and observed all his rules, obeying everything he ordered you to do,

Jeremiah 35:7

build houses for ourselves, or plant crops or vineyards. He told us, ‘You must always live in tents as resident aliens so that you may live long in the land.’

Ezekiel 22:7

They have despised their fathers and mothers, cheated the foreigners who live within your walls, and mistreated the widow and orphan.

Romans 13:7

So it is your duty to pay all the taxes and fees that they require and to respect those who are worthy of respect, honoring them accordingly.

Ephesians 6:3

“You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”

1 Timothy 5:4

But if they have children or grandchildren at home, then it is only proper to let them provide for the ones who raised them when they were children, for kindness begins at home and it pleases God.