### 104. Q. What is God’s will for you in the fifth commandment?

**A**. That I show honor, love, and faithfulness to my father and mother and all those in authority over me; submit myself with proper obedience to all their good teaching and discipline;<sup>1</sup> and also that I be patient with their failings<sup>2</sup>—for by their hand God wills to rule us.<sup>3</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Ex. 21:17](/get-passage/Exodus+21:17); [Prov. 1:8](/get-passage/Proverbs+1:8); [4:1](/get-passage/Proverbs+4:1); [Rom. 13:1-2](/get-passage/Romans+13:1-2); [Eph. 5:21-22](/get-passage/Ephesians+5:21-22); [6:1-9](/get-passage/Ephesians+6:1-9); [Col. 3:18](/get-passage/Colossians+3:18)-[4:1](/get-passage/Colossians+4:1)
<sup>2</sup> [Prov. 20:20](/get-passage/Proverbs+20:20); [23:22](/get-passage/Proverbs+23:22); [1 Pet. 2:18](/get-passage/1+Peter+2:18)
<sup>3</sup> [Matt. 22:21](/get-passage/Matthew+22:21); [Rom. 13:1-8](/get-passage/Romans+13:1-8); [Eph. 6:1-9](/get-passage/Ephesians+6:1-9); [Col. 3:18-21](/get-passage/Colossians+3:18-21)