Colossians 3:20

• §2204Article 4 · The Fourth CommandmentRead at vatican.va

  “It is a community of faith, hope, and charity; it assumes singular importance in the Church, as is evident in the New Testament.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Eph 5:21b: 4; Col 3:18-21; 1 Pet 3:1-7.

• §2217Article 4 · The Fourth CommandmentRead at vatican.va

  “"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord."” — Catechism footnote: Col 3:20; Cf. Eph 6:1.

Cyril of Jerusalem

• Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 8

  “Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord.” — editor's note: Col. iii. 20.

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Gregory the Great

• Gregory the Great, The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5Part III

  “For this, which may be understood also figuratively, is said to the former, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: but to the latter it is enjoined, And ye, fathers, provoke not your children to wrath (Coloss. iii. 20, 21).” — the author cites it

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.7Book IV

  “Masters, render to your servants justice and equity; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: but Christ is all, and in all.”” — editor's note: Col. iii. 18–25, iv. 1, iii. 11.

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• 1 Peter 3:1

  Cited together in Catechism §2204.

• 1 Peter 3:2

  Cited together in Catechism §2204.

• 1 Peter 3:3

  Cited together in Catechism §2204.

• 1 Peter 3:4

  Cited together in Catechism §2204.

• 1 Peter 3:5

  Cited together in Catechism §2204.

• 1 Peter 3:6

  Cited together in Catechism §2204.

• 1 Peter 3:7

  Cited together in Catechism §2204.

• Revelation 4:6

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• Exodus 16:8

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• 1 Samuel 24:4

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• 1 Samuel 24:6

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• Proverbs 6:1

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• Proverbs 6:3

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• Proverbs 6:4

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• Proverbs 6:6

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• Ezekiel 1:18

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.

• Ephesians 5:21

  Cited together in Catechism §2204.

• Ephesians 6:1

  Cited together in Catechism §2217.