 ሐዋርያው ቅዱስ ጳውሎስም ፦ "እናንተም አባቶች ሆይ ፥ ልጆቻችሁን በጌታ ምክርና በተግሣጽ አሳድጓቸው እንጂ አታስቆጧቸው፤" ብሏል።
Children, obey your parents in the Lord...Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord."