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Leviticus 19:3
3Each of you shall respect his mother and his father, and you shall keep My Sabbaths; I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Context of Leviticus 19:3
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. Each of you shall respect his mother and his father, and you shall keep My Sabbaths; I am the Lord your God. 4Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods (images cast in metal); I am the Lord your God. 5‘Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:3 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ אִמּ֤וֹ וְאָבִיו֙ תִּירָ֔אוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:3
- Exodus 20:12“Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the Lord your God gives you.
- Exodus 21:15“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 21:18“If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or of his mother, and when they reprimand and discipline him, he will not listen to them,
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is he who dishonors (treats with contempt) his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not reject the teaching of your mother.
- Proverbs 6:20My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction) And do not reject the teaching of your mother;
- Proverbs 23:22Listen to your father, who sired you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father And does not bless its mother.
- Ezekiel 22:7In you they have treated father and mother lightly. They have oppressed the stranger among you; and in your presence they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.
- Malachi 1:6“ ‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a Father, where is My honor? And if I am a Master, where is the [reverent] fear and respect due Me?’ says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise My name. But you say, ‘How and in what way have we despised Your name?’
- Matthew 15:4For God said [through Moses], ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of or insults or treats improperly father or mother is to be put to death.’
- Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord [that is, accept their guidance and discipline as His representatives], for this is right [for obedience teaches wisdom and self-discipline].
- Hebrews 12:9Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of spirits, and live [by learning from His discipline]?
- Leviticus 26:2You shall keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the Lord.
- Exodus 16:29See, the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you the bread for two days on the sixth day. Let every man stay in his place; no man is to leave his place on the seventh day.”
- Exodus 20:8“Remember the Sabbath (seventh) day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God).
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Ye shall fear every man his mother, etc. - Ye shall have the profoundest reverence and respect for them. See Clarke's note on Genesis 48:12, and see Clarke's note on Exodus 20:8, and see Clarke's note on Exodus 20:12.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Compare Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:12; Exodus 31:13-14. The two laws repeated here are the only laws in the Decalogue which assume a positive shape, all the others being introduced by the formula, “Thou shalt not.” These express two great central points, the first belonging to natural law and the second to positive law, in the maintenance of the well-being of the social body of which Yahweh was the acknowledged king.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3I am the LORD (see Leviticus 18:2): These words divide chapter 19 into short, strong sections (19:3, 4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 25, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37). Each use reminded Israel why they must obey God's rules.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths--The duty of obedience to parents is placed in connection with the proper observance of the Sabbaths, both of them lying at the foundation of practical religion.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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