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17. "As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem." — Isaiah 66:13. 18. "Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride ...
Mark 3:25 “And a house torn apart by divisions will collapse.” The Good News: Like a home, a divided family, one torn by mistrust, anger, and spite, will crumble.A strong family must work ...
It also says, 'Every person must respect his mother and his father' (Leviticus 19:3), and it says, 'God your Lord you shall respect, Him you shall serve' (Deuteronomy 10:20). Here the same word, respect, is used. The Torah equates the respect you owe your parents with the respect you must show God.
16. "Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." — Proverbs 16:3. 17. "But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
According to certain studies, the public life of women in the time of Jesus was far more restricted than in Old Testament times. [1]: p.52 At the time the apostles were writing their letters concerning the Household Codes (Haustafeln), Roman law vested enormous power (Patria Potestas, lit. "the rule of the fathers") in the husband over his "family" (pater familias) which included his wife ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. The New International Version translates the passage as:
Jesus puts loyalty to God above loyalty to family. Family ties were considered very important in the society of the time, [34] and some people even today are troubled by this seeming conflict between Jesus and his family. [29] Jesus however states that his ties, and his respect and love due to his family, will go to those who obey God. [33]
The first section consists of verses 18–20, verse 21 is the connection between the two, and the second section consists of verses 22–33. [ 160 ] : p.153 When discussion begins at verse 22 in Ephesians 5, Paul appears to be reaffirming a chain of command principle within the family.