²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

³ He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

⁴ For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

⁵ But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"

⁸ But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

¹ A wise son listens to his father's instruction, But a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.

² "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:

³ "that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."

⁴ You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

²⁶ He who robs his father and drives away his mother, Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

¹ Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

² "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:

³ "that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."

⁴ You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

⁵ Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

¹ But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come.

² For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

³ without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

⁴ traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

⁴ But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is{TR adds "good and"} acceptable in the sight of God.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, And don't despise your mother when she is old.

³ He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

⁴ For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

⁵ But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"

⁶ he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.

⁷ You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

¹⁷ The eye that mocks at his father, And scorns obedience to his mother: The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, The young eagles shall eat it.

²⁰ Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

⁸ My son, listen to your father's instruction, And don't forsake your mother's teaching:

⁸ My son, listen to your father's instruction, And don't forsake your mother's teaching:

⁹ For they will be a garland to grace your head, And chains around your neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.