Bearing Children

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

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

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

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

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

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

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. — read the full passage →

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

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

If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

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

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. — read the full passage →

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

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

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

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

Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: — read the full passage →

For Adam was first formed, then Eve. — read the full passage →

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

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

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

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.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. — read the full passage →

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.