Ephesians 6:1

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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.

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  • Prov 6:20 : 20 My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
  • Prov 23:22 : 22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,
  • Col 3:20-25 : 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they won’t become discouraged. 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for people. 24 Knowing that you will receive the reward of your inheritance from the Lord, serve the Lord Christ. 25 But the one who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no favoritism.
  • 1 Tim 5:4 : 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
  • Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
  • Eph 6:5-6 : 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would Christ. 6 Do not work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
  • Col 3:16-17 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
  • Ps 119:128 : 128 Therefore, I consider all Your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
  • Hos 14:9 : 9 Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from me.
  • Prov 30:11 : 11 There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
  • Deut 21:18 : 18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother, and they discipline him but he will not listen to them,
  • Job 33:27 : 27 They sing before others and say, 'I have sinned and perverted what was right, but it was not repaid to me.'
  • Luke 2:51 : 51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
  • 1 Pet 2:13 : 13 Submit yourselves to every human authority for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as the one in authority,
  • Rom 16:2 : 2 Receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints and assist her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a benefactor of many, including myself.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  • Rom 7:12 : 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
  • Jer 35:14 : 14 The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, have been upheld to this day. They have obeyed their ancestor's command. But I have spoken to you persistently, and you have not listened to Me.
  • Ps 19:8 : 8 The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
  • Ps 119:75 : 75 I know, LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
  • Gen 28:7 : 7 Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and went to Paddan-Aram.
  • Gen 37:13 : 13 Israel said to Joseph, "Aren’t your brothers shepherding the flock at Shechem? Go, and I will send you to them." Joseph replied, "Here I am."
  • 1 Sam 17:20 : 20 Early in the morning, David left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.
  • Neh 9:13 : 13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them upright judgments, true laws, good statutes, and commandments.
  • Esth 2:20 : 20 Esther had still not revealed her family background or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her. She continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had when he was raising her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 6:2-5
    4 verses
    86%

    2"Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise),

    3so that it may go well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

    5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would Christ.

  • Col 3:20-22
    3 verses
    83%

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

    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

    22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

  • Deut 5:16
    77%

    16Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well for you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Prov 22:6
    76%

    6Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Exod 20:12
    76%

    12Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Prov 6:20
    75%

    20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

  • Prov 1:8
    73%

    8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,

  • Matt 15:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’

    5But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

    6they are not to honor their father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

  • Deut 6:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, as well as His testimonies and statutes that He has commanded you.

    18Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may go well with you, and you may go in and possess the good land the LORD promised to your ancestors.

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.

  • Prov 17:6
    72%

    6Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Deut 6:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1These are the commandments, statutes, and judgments that the LORD your God commanded to teach you to carry out in the land you are about to cross into and possess.

    2So that you may fear the LORD your God by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I am commanding you today—you, your children, and your grandchildren—all the days of your life, and so your days may be prolonged.

  • Eph 5:1
    71%

    1Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.

  • Deut 6:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6These words that I am commanding you today are to be upon your heart.

    7Teach them diligently to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.

  • Matt 19:19
    71%

    19'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

  • 1 Tim 5:4
    71%

    4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

  • Col 3:6
    70%

    6Because of these things, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

  • Gen 27:8
    70%

    8Now, my son, listen to my voice and do what I command you.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
    70%

    1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.

  • Mark 7:10
    70%

    10For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'

  • Lev 19:3
    70%

    3Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

  • Deut 6:20
    70%

    20In the future, when your son asks you, 'What is the meaning of the testimonies, statutes, and judgments that the LORD our God has commanded you?'

  • Heb 12:6
    69%

    6For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastises every son He accepts.

  • Eph 6:7
    69%

    7Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

  • Prov 8:32
    69%

    32Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Deut 21:18
    69%

    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother, and they discipline him but he will not listen to them,

  • Col 3:18
    69%

    18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

  • Matt 6:9
    69%

    9This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

  • Deut 12:28
    69%

    28Be careful to obey all these words I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.

  • Prov 3:1
    68%

    1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments.

  • Eph 5:6
    68%

    6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

  • Deut 12:25
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    25Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

  • Prov 23:22
    68%

    22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • 1 John 5:2
    68%

    2This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and keeping His commandments.

  • Ps 127:3
    68%

    3Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward.

  • Deut 27:16
    68%

    16Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Eph 6:9
    68%

    9And masters, treat your slaves in the same way, without threatening them, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

  • Prov 30:11
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    11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.

  • 1 Tim 3:4
    68%

    4He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity.

  • 2 Chr 6:31
    68%

    31so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live on the face of the earth, which You gave to our ancestors.