Deuteronomy 27:14-26
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14-26 (A) The people of the Levi tribe will speak each curse in a loud voice, then the rest of the people[a] will agree to that curse by saying, “Amen!” Here are the curses:
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who makes an idol or worships idols, even secretly. The Lord is disgusted with idols.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on all who do not show respect for their father and mother.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who moves the rocks that mark property lines.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who tells blind people to go the wrong way.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who keeps the poor from getting justice, whether these poor are foreigners, widows, or orphans.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his father's wife; that man has shown no respect for his father's marriage.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who has sex with an animal.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his sister or his half sister or his mother-in-law.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who commits murder, even when there are no witnesses to the crime.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who accepts money to murder an innocent victim.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who refuses to obey his laws.
And so, to each of these curses, the people will answer, “Amen!”
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- 27.14-26 the rest of the people: Or “all the people who are standing on Mount Ebal.”
Deuteronomy 27:14-26
New International Version
14 The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:
15 “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol(A)—a thing detestable(B) to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”(C)
16 “Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.”(D)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
17 “Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.”(E)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
18 “Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.”(F)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
19 “Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner,(G) the fatherless or the widow.”(H)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
20 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”(I)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
21 “Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.”(J)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
22 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.”(K)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
23 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”(L)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
24 “Cursed is anyone who kills(M) their neighbor secretly.”(N)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
25 “Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”(O)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
26 “Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.”(P)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”(Q)
Matthew 15:4
Contemporary English Version
4 (A) Didn't God command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he tell you to put to death all who curse their parents?
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Matthew 15:4
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4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](A) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
Matthew 19:19
Contemporary English Version
19 (A) Respect your father and mother. And love others as much as you love yourself.”
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Matthew 19:19
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- Matthew 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
- Matthew 19:19 Lev. 19:18
Mark 7:10
Contemporary English Version
10 (A) Didn't Moses command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he tell you to put to death all who curse their parents?
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Mark 10:19
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19 (A) You know the commandments. ‘Do not murder. Be faithful in marriage. Do not steal. Do not tell lies about others. Do not cheat. Respect your father and mother.’ ”
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Mark 10:19
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19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’[a]”(A)
Footnotes
- Mark 10:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
Luke 18:20
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20 (A) You know the commandments: ‘Be faithful in marriage. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not tell lies about others. Respect your father and mother.’ ”
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Luke 18:20
New International Version
20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’[a]”(A)
Footnotes
- Luke 18:20 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
Ephesians 6:2
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2 (A) “Obey your father and your mother,
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Ephesians 6:2
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2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
Ephesians 6:3
Contemporary English Version
3 and you will have a long and happy life.”
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Ephesians 6:3
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- Ephesians 6:3 Deut. 5:16
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