Honrar os pais
Honrar pai e mãe é mandamento de Deus com promessa de vida longa e feliz. A Bíblia ensina que respeitar, obedecer e cuidar dos pais é dever sagrado dos filhos.
O mandamento com promessa
Honra a teu pai e a tua mãe para que vá bem contigo e vivas muito tempo sobre a terra. É o primeiro mandamento com promessa.
12 Honor thy father and thy mother; in order that thy days may be prolonged upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
16 Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: in order that thy days may be prolonged, and in order that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Obedecer e respeitar
Filhos, obedecei a vossos pais no Senhor. Ouvir a instrução do pai e não desprezar o ensino da mãe traz sabedoria.
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and cast not off the teaching of thy mother;
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and cast not off the teaching of thy mother;9 For a wreath of grace are they unto thy head, and chains for thy throat.
1 Hear, ye children, the correction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
1 A wise son becometh so by the correction of his father; but a scorner hearkeneth not to rebuke.
22 Hearken unto thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother although she be old.
Consequências da desonra
A Bíblia adverte severamente contra a desonra aos pais. Quem amaldiçoa ou agride os pais enfrenta consequências sérias.
26 He that plundereth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that bringeth shame and dishonor.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his motherhis lamp shall be quenched in obscure darkness.
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, this shall the ravens of the valley pick out; and the young eagles shall eat it.
17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Cuidar dos pais
Quem não cuida dos seus, principalmente de sua família, negou a fé. Honrar os pais inclui respeitar os idosos.
3 Ye shall fear, every man, his mother and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am the Lord your God.
32 Before the hoary head shalt thou rise up, and honor the face of the old man; and thou shalt be afraid of thy God: I am the Lord.