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title: "Question 64: What is required in the fifth commandment? | Westminster Shorter Catechism"
description: "Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 64: What is required in the fifth commandment? The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to every one in their several "
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# Question 64: What is required in the fifth commandment? | Westminster Shorter Catechism

The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to every one in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.

Scripture proofs: Eph. 5:21; 1 Pet. 2:17; Rom. 12:10.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=167)

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