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Exodus 20:12

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12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
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Exodus 20:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
ESV
12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
NLT
12 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
MSG
12 Honor your father and mother so that you'll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.
CSB
12 Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Exodus 20:12 In-Context

10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.
11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
13 “You shall not murder.
14 “You shall not commit adultery.

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Cross References 3

  • 1. S Genesis 31:35; S Deuteronomy 5:16; Matthew 15:4*; Matthew 19:19*; Mark 7:10*; Mark 10:19*; Luke 18:20*; Ephesians 6:2
  • 2. Deuteronomy 6:2; Ephesians 6:3
  • 3. Deuteronomy 11:9; Deuteronomy 25:15; Jeremiah 35:7
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