obey: Genesis 28:7, Genesis 37:13; Leviticus 19:3; Deuteronomy 21:18; 1 Samuel 17:20; Esther 2:20; Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 23:22, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:17; Jeremiah 35:14; Luke 2:51; Colossians 3:20-25
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Ephesians 6:1
Ephesians 6:1
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