Thematic Bible: Examples of filial honour


Thematic Bible




but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldDrinking No WineObeying People

And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you?" Verse ConceptsPeople KissingKissingLove, And The WorldRespect, For Human BeingsUnquestioning ServiceParting From ParentsIndividuals Runninggoodbyes

A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream. Verse ConceptsTelling Dreams

And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me." Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldRespect, For Human BeingsSanctity Of LifeRelations With ForeignersGrandmothers

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right. Verse ConceptsQueensRespect, For Human BeingsThroneRight Sides

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