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Exodus 20:12  King James Version

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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Exodus 20:12  New International Version

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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Cross references

  1. Exodus 20:12 : S Ge 31:35; S Dt 5:16; Mt 15:4*; 19:19*; Mk 7:10*; 10:19*; Lk 18:20*; Eph 6:2
  2. Exodus 20:12 : Dt 6:2; Eph 6:3
  3. Exodus 20:12 : Dt 11:9; 25:15; Jer 35:7

Exodus 20:12  English Standard Version

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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Cross references

  1. Exodus 20:12 : Lev. 19:3; Cited Matt. 15:4; 19:19; Mark 7:10; 10:19; Luke 18:20; Eph. 6:2; [Jer. 35:18, 19]
  2. Exodus 20:12 : Eph. 6:3

Exodus 20:12  Christian Standard Bible

12 Honor your father and your mother(A) so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

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Cross references

  1. 20:12 : Lv 19:3; Mt 15:4; Mk 7:10; Lk 18:20; Eph 6:2
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Exodus 20:12  New American Standard Bible 1995

12 “(A)Honor your father and your mother, that your (B)days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

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Cross references

  1. Exodus 20:12 : Lev 19:3; Deut 27:16; Matt 15:4; 19:19; Mark 7:10; 10:19; Luke 18:20; Eph 6:2
  2. Exodus 20:12 : Deut 5:16, 33; 6:2; 11:8, 9; Jer 35:7
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