Deuteronomy 6:20
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?”Deuteronomy 6:20
What Does Deuteronomy 6:20 Mean?
Deuteronomy 6:20 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 6, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Obedience, Law, Guidance, Family, and Doubt.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 6:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 6:4“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”Exodus 13:14“And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:”Exodus 10:2“And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.”Exodus 12:26“And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?”Joshua 4:6“That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?”Psalms 44:1“We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.”Exodus 21:1“Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.”Joshua 4:21“And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?”Deuteronomy 4:45“These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,”Joshua 22:24“And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?”Ezekiel 17:12“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”Deuteronomy 6:7“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”Proverbs 22:6“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
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