Colossians 3:21 (WEB)
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
Catechism · 2
The Fourth Commandment
“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.
The Fifth Commandment
“This is also true of business leaders who make rules encouraging fraud, teachers who provoke their children to anger,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Eph 6:4; Col. 3:21.
Fathers and councils · 2
Gregory the Great
“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
“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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Cross-references · 18
Cited together in Catechism §2204.
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Cited together in Catechism §2204.
Cited together in Catechism §2204.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in Catechism §2204.
Cited together in Catechism §2286.