Leviticus 19:3
Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
In Context
2Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Cross References
Genesis 48:12Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.
Exodus 20:8Keep in memory the Sabbath and let it be a holy day.
Exodus 21:15Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death.
Exodus 31:13Say to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.
Leviticus 19:25But in the fifth year you may take the fruit and the increase of it for your food: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:31Do not go after those who make use of spirits, or wonder-workers; do not go in their ways or become unclean through them: I am the Lord your God.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:2-11
Ceremonial and Moral Laws. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God. 5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord , ye shall offer it at your own will. 6 It shall be… Read the whole commentary →