Question #121

of An Orthodox Catechism

Question
What doth God enjoin us in the fifth Commandment?
Answer
That we yeild due honour, love, and faithfulness to our Parents, and so to all who bear Rule over us, and1submit our selves with such obedience as is meet to their faithful Commandments and chastisements; and further also by that our patience2we bear and suffer their manners, ever thinking with our selves that God3will govern and guide us by their hand.