13 Bible Verses About Obeying Parents

The Bible tells children to obey their parents and tells everyone, at any age, to honor their father and mother. The command to obey is stated in Ephesians 6:1 and Colossians 3:20; the command to honor is one of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16), with Leviticus 19:3 calling for respect. Proverbs fills in what obedience looks like in a household: listening to a father’s instruction and a mother’s teaching (Proverbs 1:8-9, 6:20-22). In the Gospels, Luke 2:51 records…