1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Exodus 20:12 | *Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayst be long-lived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee. Deuteronomy 5:16.; Matthew 15:4.; Ephesians 6:2. | Honour. Love, respect, feed, if requisite; support the infirmities of parents. See Numbers 24:1; 1 Timothy 5:3, 17. They are ministers of God, in the production of children; and those who offer an affront to his minister, irritate God. (Philo) --- Land of Chanaan. The promises are of a temporal nature; but they should bring to our reflection the eternal rewards which attend the virtuous. The duties of parents are not specified, as nature would shew their extent, and as the obligations of parents and children are reciprocal. (Calmet) |