Bible Verses About Christian Conduct: Fulfilling domestic duties

Children, what you should do in union with the Lord is obey your parents, for this is right.

“Honor your father and mother” — this is the first commandment that embodies a promise —

“so that it may go well with you, and you may live long in the Land.”

Fathers, don’t irritate your children and make them resentful; instead, raise them with the Lord’s kind of discipline and guidance.

Slaves, obey your human masters with the same fear, trembling and single-heartedness with which you obey the Messiah.

Don’t obey just to win their favor, serving only when they are watching you; but serve as slaves of the Messiah, doing what God wants with all your heart.

Work willingly as slaves, as people do who are serving not merely human beings but the Lord.

Remember that whoever does good work, whether he be a slave or a free man, will be rewarded by the Lord.

In the same way, wives, submit to your husbands; so that even if some of them do not believe the Word, they will be won over by your conduct, without your saying anything,

as they see your respectful and pure behavior.

Your beauty should not consist in externals such as fancy hairstyles, gold jewelry or what you wear;

rather, let it be the inner character of your heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit. In God’s sight this is of great value.

This is how the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves and submit to their husbands,

the way Sarah obeyed Avraham, honoring him as her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not succumb to fear.

You husbands, likewise, conduct your married lives with understanding. Although your wife may be weaker physically, you should respect her as a fellow-heir of the gift of Life. If you don’t, your prayers will be blocked.