Leviticus 19:3

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

““‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God.”

— WEB

“Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.”

— KJV

“Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Exodus 20:12 "“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you."
Exodus 20:8 "“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."
Ephesians 6:1-3 "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."
Hebrews 12:9 "Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Fa…"
Ezekiel 22:7-8 "In you have they treated father and mother with contempt. 22:7 Literally, made light of father and mother. Among you they have oppressed …"
Proverbs 30:17 "“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…"
Leviticus 11:44 "For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of cre…"
Deuteronomy 21:18-21 "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten…"

Commentary

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths--The duty of obedience to parents is placed in connection with the proper observance of the Sabbaths, both of them lying at the foundation of practical religion.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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