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Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

KJV

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Honore ton père et ta mère, comme l'Eternel, ton Dieu, te l'a ordonné, afin que tes jours se prolongent et que tu sois heureux dans le pays que l'Eternel, ton Dieu, te donne.

KJV

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Patristic reading

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  • Philo Judaeus

    De Specialibus Legibus (lib. i‑iv)

    γόρησεν εἰπών· „τίμα πατέρα καὶ μητέρα, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιος γένῃ“ (Exod. 20, 12. Deut. 5,16), δύο γέρα τιθείς· ἓν μὲν μετουσίαν ἀρετῆς, τὸ γὰρ εὖ ἡ ἀρετὴ ἢ οὐκ ἄνευ ἀρετῆς, ἕτερον δέ, εἰ δεῖ τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν, ἀθανασίαν διὰ πολυχρονίου ζωῆς καὶ βίου μακραίωνος, ὃ…
  • Bonaventura

    operaomnia vol3

    si homo habet unde possit in illud exire, vel in dispositione sive praeparalione 1 Deut. 5, 16. Vide II. Sent. d. 28. ;i. I. q. 3. arg. 4. ad oppos. — Cod. K legit : cum se offevt loci et temporis oppor- tunitas... nec omittendo ill…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    e had said: "Honor thy father and mother," which is contained expressly in the Old Law ( Ex. 20:12 ; Dt. 5:16 ). Therefore the Old Law was from God. I answer that, The Old Law was given by the good God, Who is the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ. For the Old Law ordained men to C…

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