²⁰ Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

³ And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

⁴ For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

⁵ But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

⁸ If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

¹ A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

² Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

³ So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.

⁴ And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

²⁶ He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

¹ Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

¹ Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.

² Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

³ So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.

⁴ And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

⁵ Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

¹ But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.

² For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,

³ Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

⁴ False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;

⁴ But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

²² Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

³ And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

⁴ For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

⁵ But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

⁶ There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

⁷ You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

¹⁷ The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

²⁰ If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

⁸ My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

⁸ My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

⁹ For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.