{"number":124,"question":"Who are meant by father and mother in the fifth commandment?","answer":"By father and mother, in the fifth commandment, are meant, not only natural parents, but all superiors in age and gifts; and especially such as, by God’s ordinance, are over us in place of authority, whether in family, church, or commonwealth.","segments":[{"text":"By father and mother, in the fifth commandment, are meant, not only natural parents,","proofs":["Proverbs 23:22, 25","Ephesians 6:1–2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 23:22, 25","osis":["Prov.23.22","Prov.23.25"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 6:1–2","osis":["Eph.6.1-Eph.6.2"]}],"note":null},{"text":"but all superiors in age","proofs":["1 Timothy 5:1–2"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Timothy 5:1–2","osis":["1Tim.5.1-1Tim.5.2"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and gifts;","proofs":["Genesis 4:20–22","45:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 4:20–22","osis":["Gen.4.20-Gen.4.22"]},{"printed":"45:8","osis":["Gen.45.8"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and especially such as, by God’s ordinance, are over us in place of authority, whether in family,","proofs":["2 Kings 5:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Kings 5:13","osis":["2Kgs.5.13"]}],"note":null},{"text":"church,","proofs":["2 Kings 2:12","13:14","Galatians 4:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Kings 2:12","osis":["2Kgs.2.12"]},{"printed":"13:14","osis":["2Kgs.13.14"]},{"printed":"Galatians 4:19","osis":["Gal.4.19"]}],"note":null},{"text":"or commonwealth.","proofs":["Isaiah 49:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 49:23","osis":["Isa.49.23"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"wlc":["124"],"wsc-modernized":["64"]},"diffs":[],"page":"115","leaf":59}