Caring For Elderly Parents

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

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

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

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:

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

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.

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), — read the full passage →

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

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

And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. — 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;

Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. — read the full passage →

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borneby mefrom their birth, that have been carried from the womb; — read the full passage →

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: — read the full passage →

and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver.

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

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 →

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

Let his days be few; Andlet another take his office.

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.

The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

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

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. — read the full passage →

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold, thy son! — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

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

that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Honor widows that are widows indeed.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

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

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. — read the full passage →

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

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

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

Honor widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: — read the full passage →

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

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.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

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.

for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

for already some are turned aside after Satan.

to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:

Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

The elders therefore among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

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

I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold, thy son!

And Jehovah, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — 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 →

Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →