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NASB | Exodus 20:12 ¶ "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 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. |
Bible Question:
Thank you Tim, Basically, I have the same thought of yours. However, why did Paul repeat the commandment in Ephesian 6:1-4 if it only directed to the Israelites in OT time? Was he also stressing a bit on God's promise? Was the promise meant to be the kingdom of God when applied to us (gentiles) nowadays? What was the original meaning of 'honour' in Greek, Latin? Because I am reading a Chinese bible (I am a Hong Kong citizen) together with an English (NIV) version. The meaning of 'honour' translated in Chinese, to my understanding, bears the meaning of 'obedience' and 'respect'. I don't get the meaning of 'honour'. Thanks again. Azure |
Bible Answer: I had the same question to an elder of my church just yesturday. I had been reading the new testiment books and couldn't understand why they kept going back to the old testment and the answer that was given to me was they didn't have a Bible to read back in those days, so Paul and John would have to refer back to the old testment when either preaching or witnessing to a group of people. Everything in the Bible refers to us nowadays regardless if it is the old or new testament, the entire Bible is a guide for us to follow. The word honour, whether it is spelled honour or honor still means great respect. I hope I helped. |