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Children As A Blessing
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Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants, around your table.
But say the things which fit sound doctrine, — read the full passage →
They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. — read the full passage →
The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. — read the full passage →
Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways. — read the full passage →
These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; — read the full passage →
God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
Onan knew that the seed wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother. — read the full passage →
God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. — read the full passage →
But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
A woman shall not wear men’s clothing, neither shall a man put on women’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.
He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain, — read the full passage →
Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →
At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. — read the full passage →
They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them.”
I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;
But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin. Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages, but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations; to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.
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