²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

³ And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

⁴ For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

⁵ But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given `to God';

⁸ But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

¹ A wise son `heareth' his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

² Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

³ that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

⁴ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

²⁶ He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

¹ Hear, `my' sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

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

² Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

³ that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

⁴ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

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

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

² For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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

⁴ traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

⁴ But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

³ And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

⁴ For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

⁵ But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given `to God';

⁶ he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

⁷ Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

¹⁷ The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

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

⁸ My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

⁸ My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

⁹ For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.