{"id":50,"date":"2015-12-06T02:28:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T02:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immanuelnyc.org\/sub\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2015-12-06T18:50:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T18:50:50","slug":"the-household-chart-of-some-bible-passages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.immanuelnyc.org\/sub\/the-small-catechism-martin-luther\/the-household-chart-of-some-bible-passages\/","title":{"rendered":"The Household Chart of Some Bible Passages"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Household Chart<\/b><\/span>1<\/a><\/sup><\/span>10<\/sup> of Some Bible Passages<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

for all kinds of holy orders<\/i>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>11<\/sup> <\/i>and walks of life, through which they may be admonished, as through lessons particularly pertinent to their office and duty.<\/i><\/p>\n

For Bishops, Pastors, and Preachers<\/p>\n

\u201cA bishop is to be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, virtuous, moderate, hospitable, an apt teacher, not a drunkard, not vicious, not involved in dishonorable work,<\/i>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>12<\/sup> but gentle, not quarrelsome, not stingy, one who manages his own household well, who has obedient and honest children, not a recent convert, who holds to the Word that is certain and can teach, so that he may be strong enough to admonish with saving teaching and to refute those who contradict it.<\/i>\u201d1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>13<\/sup> From 1 Timothy 3[:2\u20134*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 6a*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>14<\/sup><\/p>\n

Concerning Governing Authorities<\/p>\n

\u201cLet everyone be subject to the governing authority. For wherever the governing authority is, it is ordered by God. But whoever resists the governing authority, resists God\u2019s order, and whoever resists will incur judgment, for that authority does not bear the sword in vain. It is God\u2019s handmaid who executes punishment against those who do evil.\u201d From Romans 13[:1\u20132*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 4b*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>15<\/sup><\/p>\n

For Husbands<\/p>\n

\u201cYou husbands, live reasonably with your wives and, as co-heirs of the grace of life, give honor to wives as to the [weakest]1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>16<\/sup> instrument, so that your prayers may not be hindered.\u201d From 1 Peter 3[:7*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>]. \u201cAnd do not be harsh with them.\u201d From Colossians 3[:19*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].<\/p>\n

For Wives<\/p>\n

\u201cLet wives be subjected to their husbands as to the Lord, as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you have become her daughters, when you do right and are not so fearful.<\/i>\u201d1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>17<\/sup> From 1 Peter 3[:1*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 6*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>18<\/sup><\/p>\n

For Parents<\/p>\n

\u201cYou fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, lest they become fearful. Instead, bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.\u201d From Ephesians 6[:4*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].<\/p>\n

For Children<\/p>\n

\u201cYou children, be obedient to your parents in the Lord, for this is right. \u2018Honor your father and mother.\u2019 This is the first commandment that has a promise, namely: \u2018that it may go well for you and that you may live long on earth.\u2019 \u201c From Ephesians 6[:1\u20133*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].<\/p>\n

For Male and Female Servants, Day Laborers, Workers, etc.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou servants,1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>19<\/sup> be obedient to your bodily lords with fear and trembling, with singleness of heart, as to Christ himself; not with service meant only for the eyes, done to please people, but rather as servants of Christ, so that you do the will of God from the heart [with a good will].1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>20<\/sup> Imagine to yourselves that you are serving the Lord and not people, and know that whatever good anyone does, the same will that person receive, whether servant or free.\u201d1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>21<\/sup><\/p>\n

For Masters and Mistresses1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>22<\/sup><\/p>\n

\u201cYou lords, do the same to them, and refrain from making threats, and know that you also have a lord in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.\u201d Ephesians 6[:9*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].<\/p>\n

For Young People in General<\/p>\n

\u201cYou young people, be subject to your elders and in this way show humility. For \u2018God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.\u2019 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in his time.\u201d From 1 Peter 5[:5\u20136*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].<\/p>\n

For Widows<\/p>\n

\u201cShe who is a real widow and is left all alone sets her hope on God and remains in prayer day and night; whereas she who lives self-indulgently is dead while alive.\u201d From 1 Timothy 5[:5\u20136*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].<\/p>\n

For All in the Community1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>23<\/sup><\/p>\n

\u201cLove your neighbor as yourself. In this all the commandments are summarized.\u201d From Romans 13[:9*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>]. \u201cAnd entreat [God] with prayers for all people.\u201d From 1 Timothy 2[:1*<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>].1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>24<\/sup><\/p>\n

Let all their lessons learn with care,<\/p>\n

So that the household well may fare.1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/span>25<\/sup><\/p>\n

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1<\/a>10 <\/span><\/sup>Die Haustafel.<\/i><\/span> Sometimes translated \u201ctable of duties\u201d (a meaning of the term derived from its use here), this section may have been suggested to Luther by John Gerson\u2019s <\/span>Tractatus de modo vivendi omnium fidelium.<\/i><\/span> Translation of the Bible passages here is based on Luther\u2019s own rendering of the texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>11 <\/span><\/sup>Luther is both playing on the common use of this term for the monastic life and referring to the three estates: <\/span>ordo ecclesiasticus, politicus,<\/i><\/span><\/span> and <\/span>oeconomicus<\/i><\/span><\/span> (church, government, and household). See SA, \u201cPreface,\u201d 14, and the <\/span>Confession concerning Christ\u2019s Supper<\/i><\/span> (1528) (WA 26:503, 17\/35\u2013505, 28; <\/span>LW<\/i><\/span> 37:363\u201365).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>12 <\/span><\/sup>Using a later edition of Luther\u2019s German Bible, the 1536 edition of the <\/span>Small Catechism <\/i><\/span>and the <\/span>Book of Concord <\/i><\/span>have replaced \u201cgreedy for shameless profit\u201d with the italicized text.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>13 <\/span><\/sup>The italicized text was added to the 1540 edition of the <\/span>Small Catechism <\/i><\/span>and to the Book of Concord, using a passage from Titus 1:9<\/span>*<\/span>. Earlier editions simply ended with the word \u201cetc.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 2\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Now a bishop must be above reproach, married only once, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,<\/span><\/p>\n

3\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.<\/span><\/p>\n

4\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way\u2014 1 Timothy 3:2\u20134 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 6\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 1 Timothy 3:6 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>14 <\/span><\/sup>The 1540 edition of the <\/span>Small Catechism <\/i><\/span>adds a section entitled \u201cWhat Christians ought to do for their teachers and pastors [<\/span>Seelsorger<\/i><\/span>]\u201d and includes texts from Luke 10:7<\/span>*<\/span>; 1 Corinthians 9:14<\/span>*<\/span>; Galatians 6:6\u20137<\/span>*<\/span>; 1 Timothy 5:17\u201318<\/span>*<\/span>; 1 Thessalonians 5:12\u201313<\/span>*<\/span>; and Hebrews 13:17<\/span>*<\/span>. This material is neither in earlier editions of the <\/span>Small Catechism <\/i><\/span>nor in the Book of Concord. An abbreviated form, which omits passages from Luke and 1 Thessalonians, is found in Latin translations from 1529, in all likelihood added without Luther\u2019s knowledge or consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 1\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God.<\/span>2\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. Romans 13:1\u20132 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 4\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0for it is God\u2019s servant for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority does not bear the sword in vain! It is the servant of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>15 <\/span><\/sup>The 1542 edition of the <\/span>Small Catechism <\/i><\/span>adds a section entitled \u201cWhat subjects ought to do for the governing authority\u201d and includes texts from Matthew 22:21<\/span>*<\/span>; Romans 13:1<\/span>*<\/span>, 5\u20137<\/span>*<\/span>; 1 Timothy 2:1\u20132<\/span>*<\/span>; Titus 3:1<\/span>*<\/span>; and 1 Peter 2:13\u201314<\/span>*<\/span>. This material is neither in earlier editions of the <\/span>Small Catechism <\/i><\/span>nor in the Book of Concord. An expanded form, which includes a reference to, but no text, of Matthew 17:24\u201327<\/span>*<\/span>, is found in Latin translations from 1529, in all likelihood added without Luther\u2019s knowledge or consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>16 <\/span><\/sup>Before 1536: \u201cweak.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 7\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman as the weaker sex, since they too are also heirs of the gracious gift of life\u2014 so that nothing may hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:7 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 19\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. Colossians 3:19 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>17 <\/span><\/sup>The italicized text was first added to the 1536 edition of the Small Catechism. Earlier editions read \u201cafraid of any terrifying thing.\u201d See WA 12:341, 11\u2013345, 27 (<\/span>LW<\/i><\/span> 30:87\u201391) for Luther\u2019s sermon from 1522 on this text.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 1\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Wives, in the same way, accept the authority of your husbands, so that, even if some of them do not obey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives\u2019 conduct, 1 Peter 3:1 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 6\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Thus Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You have become her daughters as long as you do what is good and never let fears alarm you. 1 Peter 3:6 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>18 <\/span><\/sup>The words \u201cas to the <\/span>Lord<\/span>\u201d come from Ephesians 5:22<\/span>*<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 4\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 1\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.<\/span><\/p>\n

2\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cHonor your father and mother\u201d\u2014 this is the first commandment with a promise:<\/span><\/p>\n

3\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cso that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.\u201d Ephesians 6:1\u20133 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>19 <\/span><\/sup>Knecht:<\/i><\/span> the male servant in the German household.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>20 <\/span><\/sup>Before 1536, following earlier editions of the Wittenberg translation of the Bible, the <\/span>Small Catechism <\/i><\/span>read: \u201cwith compliance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>21 <\/span><\/sup>Ephesians 6:5\u20138<\/span>*<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>22 <\/span><\/sup>Hausherrn und Hausfrauen:<\/i><\/span> the heads of households. The words <\/span>lord<\/i><\/span> and <\/span>master<\/i><\/span> are the same in German.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 9\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And, masters, do the same to them. Stop threatening them, for you know that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and with him there is no partiality. Ephesians 6:9 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 5\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for\u201cGod opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

6\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5:5\u20136 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 5\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0The real widow, left alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day;<\/span><\/p>\n

6\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0but the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. 1 Timothy 5:5\u20136 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>23 <\/span><\/sup>Gemeine:<\/i><\/span> this word may be translated \u201cthe congregation,\u201d \u201cthe community,\u201d or \u201call in common.\u201d Cf. <\/span>Confession concerning Christ\u2019s Supper<\/i><\/span> (1528) (WA 26:506, 30\u2013507, 6; <\/span>LW<\/i><\/span> 37:367\u201368).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 9\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0The commandments, \u201cYou shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet\u201d; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, \u201cLove your neighbor as yourself.\u201d Romans 13:9 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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*<\/a> 1\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, 1 Timothy 2:1 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>24 <\/span><\/sup>A loose paraphrase.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a>25 <\/span><\/sup>This is most likely Luther\u2019s own rhyme. See WA 35:580.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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