Verse 20
Children are to obey (hypakoute) both parents. The Greek word for obey implies a readiness to listen to and carry out parental instructions. The Greek word for children (tekna) means youths in contrast to babes and toddlers. "All things" is the general principle and would cover 99 percent of the cases involved in a Christian home. However every Christian is primarily responsible to the Lord, of course. Consequently if the parent required the child to disobey God, the child should obey God rather than man (Acts 4:19; Acts 5:29; Ephesians 6:1). The reason children should please their parents by obeying them is that this behavior pleases the Lord (cf. Exodus 20:12; 2 Corinthians 5:9).
"I have seen some literature that tells young married couples that they are still to go to their parents and obey them. I think that is nonsense and entirely unscriptural (see Genesis 2:24). ’Children, obey your parents in all things’ is a verse for children, for minors." [Note: McGee, 5:361.]
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