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Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the…
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
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The verses around Exodus 20:12.
10But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13Thou shalt not kill.
14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Verse explanation
The fifth commandment is the first directed at human relationships, tying the honoring of parents to a promise of long life in the promised land.
From the Exodus 20 study in Bible in Stories.
Exodus 20:12 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Honra a teu pae e a tua mãe, para que se prolonguem os teus dias na terra que o Senhor teu Deus te dá.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Honra a teu pai e a tua mãe, para que teus dias se alarguem na terra que o SENHOR teu Deus te dá.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Honra a tu padre y a tu madre, para que vivas mucho tiempo en la tierra que el Señor tu Dios te da.
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