Question 64
What is required in the fifth commandment?
The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honour, and performing the duties, belonging to every one in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.1
Scripture
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Ephesians 5:21–22 [1]submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives and Husbands Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. (ESV)
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Ephesians 6:1 [1]Children and Parents Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (ESV)
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Ephesians 6:5 [1]Bondservants and Masters Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, (ESV)
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Ephesians 6:9 [1]Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him. (ESV)
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Romans 13:1 [1]Submission to the Authorities Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. (ESV)
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Romans 12:10 [1]Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. (ESV)