A Rebellious Son

18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them,

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A Rebellious Son

18 If someone has a stubborn and rebellious(A) son(B) who does not obey his father and mother(C) and will not listen to them when they discipline him,

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(A)Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and (B)you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

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“‘Each of you must respect your mother and father,(A) and you must observe my Sabbaths.(B) I am the Lord your God.(C)

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12 (A)“Honor your father and your mother, (B)that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

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12 “Honor your father and your mother,(A) so that you may live long(B) in the land(C) the Lord your God is giving you.

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Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to (A)the Father of spirits (B)and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, (C)that we may share his holiness. 11 (D)For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields (E)the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits(A) and live!(B) 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.(C) 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace(D) for those who have been trained by it.

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11 “I overthrew some of you,
    (A)as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
    and you were (B)as a brand[a] plucked out of the burning;
(C)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.

12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
    because I will do this to you,
    prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:11 That is, a burning stick

11 “I overthrew some of you
    as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.(A)
You were like a burning stick(B) snatched from the fire,
    yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(C)

12 “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel,
    and because I will do this to you, Israel,
    prepare to meet your God.”

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Children and Parents

(A)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (B)“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”

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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.(A) “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:3 Deut. 5:16

Why will you still be (A)struck down?
    Why will you (B)continue to rebel?
The whole head is sick,
    and the whole heart faint.

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Why should you be beaten(A) anymore?
    Why do you persist(B) in rebellion?(C)
Your whole head is injured,
    your whole heart(D) afflicted.(E)

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The Wickedness of Judah

(A)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O (B)earth;
    for the Lord has spoken:
“Children[a] (C)have I reared and brought up,
    but they have rebelled against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:2 Or Sons; also verse 4

A Rebellious Nation

Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!(A)
    For the Lord has spoken:(B)
“I reared children(C) and brought them up,
    but they have rebelled(D) against me.

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17 The eye that (A)mocks a father
    and (B)scorns to obey a mother
will (C)be picked out by (D)the ravens of the valley
    and eaten by the vultures.

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17 “The eye that mocks(A) a father,
    that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
    will be eaten by the vultures.(B)

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17 (A)Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
    he will give delight to your heart.

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17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;
    they will bring you the delights you desire.(A)

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13 Do not withhold (A)discipline from a child;
    (B)if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you strike him with the rod,
    you will (C)save his soul from Sheol.

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Saying 13

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
    and save them from death.(A)

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20 (A)If one curses his father or his mother,
    (B)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

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20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)

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18 (A)Discipline your son, for there is hope;
    do not set your heart on (B)putting him to death.

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18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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