Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Verse 20. Children, obey your parents, etc. ; and . (h) "obey"
Observe here, The duty bound upon all children, and that is, obedience to their parents; this implies inward reverence, outward observance, a pious regard to their instructions, a following their good examples. Observe, 2. The object of this duty; Obey your parents, that is, both parents; as obedience is due from all children, so it is payable to all parents, to mothers as well as...
20 Children, obey your parents. He enjoins it upon children to obey their parents, “Leurs peres et meres;” — “Their fathers and mothers.” without any exception. But what if parents “Les peres ou les meres;” — “Fathers or mothers.” should feel disposed to constrain them to anything that is unlawful; will they in that case, too, obey without any reservation?