Being A Good Father

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

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

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? — read the full passage →

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

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.

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, — read the full passage →

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? — read the full passage →

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

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

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

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

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

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

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

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:

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? — read the full passage →

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. — read the full passage →

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.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

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

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

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

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.