Hebrews 12:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?”
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“Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising <FI>us<Fi> , and we were reverencing <FI>them<Fi> ; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hebrews 12:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Leviticus 19:3Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
- Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
- Numbers 27:16“May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
- Deuteronomy 21:18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Job 12:10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
- Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Isaiah 38:16O Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live.
- Isaiah 42:5This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
- Isaiah 45:10Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”
- Isaiah 57:16For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.
- Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
- Zechariah 12:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
- Malachi 1:6“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
- John 3:6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
- Acts 2:30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
- Romans 1:3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
- Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
- Romans 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
- Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
- James 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- James 4:10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
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