Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Children, listen to parents in all things: for this is pleasing to the Lord.

New American Standard Bible

Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

King James Version

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

A Conservative Version

Children, obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in Lord.

American Standard Version

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Amplified

Children, obey your parents [as God’s representatives] in all things, for this [attitude of respect and obedience] is well-pleasing to the Lord [and will bring you God’s promised blessings].

An Understandable Version

You children should obey your parents in everything, for this is very pleasing to the Lord.

Anderson New Testament

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is wellpleasing to the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

children, obey your parents upon all occasions, for that is graceful in a christian.

Darby Translation

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Godbey New Testament

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Goodspeed New Testament

Children, always obey your parents, for that is commendable in Christians.

John Wesley New Testament

Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

King James 2000

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.

Modern King James verseion

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Children, obey your fathers and mothers, in all things, for that is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Moffatt New Testament

Children, obey your parents at every point, for this pleases the Lord right well.

Montgomery New Testament

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is well pleasing in Christians.

NET Bible

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.

New Heart English Bible

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

Noyes New Testament

Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is wellpleasing in the Lord.

Sawyer New Testament

Children, obey [your] parents in all things; for this is well pleasing in the Lord.

The Emphasized Bible

Ye children! be obedient unto your parents in all things, for, this, is, well pleasing, in the Lord;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Children, be obedient to your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Children, always obey your parents; for that is pleasant to see in those who belong to the Lord.

Webster

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Weymouth New Testament

Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.

Williams New Testament

Children, practice obedience to your parents in everything, for this is acceptable in Christians.

World English Bible

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

Worrell New Testament

Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleasing in the Lord.

Worsley New Testament

Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing to the Lord:

Youngs Literal Translation

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τέκνον 
Teknon 
Usage: 69

ὑπακούω 
Hupakouo 
Usage: 20

γονεύς 
Goneus 
Usage: 14

in
κατά 
Kata 
according to, after, against, in, by, daily , as,
Usage: 428

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

τοῦτο 
Touto 
Usage: 232

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

εὐάρεστος 
Euarestos 
Usage: 9

References

American

Morish

Images Colossians 3:20

Context Readings

Mutual Responsibilities In Christian Relationships

19 Men, love ye the wives, and be not embittered against them. 20 Children, listen to parents in all things: for this is pleasing to the Lord. 21 Fathers, irritate not your children, lest they be discouraged.

Cross References

Exodus 20:12

Honor thy father and thy mother, so that thy days shall be prolon upon the land which Jehovah thy gave to thee.

Ephesians 5:24

But as the church is subjected to Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.

Titus 2:9

Servants to be subordinate to their own masters, to be pleasing in all things; not contradicting;

Genesis 28:7

And Jacob will hear to his father, and to his mother, and will go to Padan Aram.

Leviticus 19:3

Ye shall fear each his mother and his father, and my Sabbaths ye shall watch: I am Jehovah your God.

Deuteronomy 21:18-21

If there shall be to a man a son stubborn and rebellious, he not hearing to the voice of his father and to the voice of his mother, and they chastised him, and he will not hear to them:

Deuteronomy 27:16

Cursed he making light of his father and his mother: and all the people said, Amen.

Proverbs 6:20

My son, watch the commands of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the laws of thy mother:

Proverbs 20:20

He cursing his father and his mother, his lamp shall go out in the midst of darkness.

Proverbs 30:11

A generation will curse its father, and will not bless its mother.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye shall mock to his father, and despise to obey the mother, the ravens of the valley shall bore it out and the sons of the eagle shall eat it

Ezekiel 22:7

They made light of father and mother in thee: they did with violence to the stranger in the midst of thee: they oppresed the orphan and the widow in thee.

Malachi 1:6

A son will honor the father, and the servant his lord; and if I a father, where mine honor? and if I their lord, where my fear? said Jehovah of armies to you, O priests despising my name. And ye said, In what did we despise thy name?

Matthew 15:4-6

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, he calumniating father or mother, in death let him die.

Matthew 19:19

Honour thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Ephesians 6:1-3

Children, listen to your parents in the Lord: for this is just.

Philippians 4:18

And I have all, and abound: I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a smell of sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God.

Colossians 1:10

For you to walk worthy of the Lord in all pleasing behavior, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Colossians 3:22

Servants, listen ye in all things to lords according to the flesh; not in eyeservice as pleasing men; but in simplicity of heart, fearing God:

Hebrews 13:21

Put you in proper order in every good work for doing his will, doing in you the thing pleasing before him, by Jesus Christ; to whom glory for the time of times. Amen.

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