Proverbs 3:1-12

New King James Version

Guidance for the Young

3 My son, do not forget my law,
^(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
²For length of days and long life
And ^(B)peace they will add to you.

³Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
^(C)Bind them around your neck,
^(D)Write them on the tablet of your heart,
⁴^(E)And so find favor and ^[a]high esteem
In the sight of God and man.

⁵^(F)Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
^(G)And lean not on your own understanding;
⁶^(H)In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall ^[b]direct your paths.

⁷Do not be wise in your own ^(I)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
⁸It will be health to your ^[c]flesh,
And ^(J)strength^[d] to your bones.

⁹^(K)Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
¹⁰^(L)So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

¹¹^(M)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
¹²For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
^(N)Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 3:4 Lit. good understanding
Proverbs 3:6 Or make smooth or straight
Proverbs 3:8 Body, lit. navel
Proverbs 3:8 Lit. drink

Ephesians 6:1-4

New King James Version

Children and Parents^(A)

6 Children, ^(B)obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ²^(C)“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: ³“that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

⁴And ^(D)you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but ^(E)bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

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John 5:8-23

New King James Version

⁸Jesus said to him, ^(A)“Rise, take up your bed and walk.” ⁹And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.

And ^(B)that day was the Sabbath. ¹⁰The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; ^(C)it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”

¹¹He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

¹²Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” ¹³But the one who was ^(D)healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. ¹⁴Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. ^(E)Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

¹⁵The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Honor the Father and the Son

¹⁶For this reason the Jews ^(F)persecuted Jesus, ^[a]and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. ¹⁷But Jesus answered them, ^(G)“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”

¹⁸Therefore the Jews ^(H)sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, ^(I)making Himself equal with God. ¹⁹Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(J)the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. ²⁰For ^(K)the Father loves the Son, and ^(L)shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. ²¹For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, ^(M)even so the Son gives life to whom He will. ²²For the Father judges no one, but ^(N)has committed all judgment to the Son, ²³that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. ^(O)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.