Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers,
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
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