Absent Fathers

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. — read the full passage →

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.

Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods; for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it? — read the full passage →

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: — read the full passage →

Thou hast seenit; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth; — read the full passage →

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

Agoodname is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow. — read the full passage →

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. — read the full passage →

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: — read the full passage →

For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge; — read the full passage →

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to Jehovah: throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.

Honor widows that are widows indeed.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy. — read the full passage →

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. — read the full passage →

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; — read the full passage →

and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. — read the full passage →

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; — read the full passage →

For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.