Children Leaving Home

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

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

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

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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: — read the full passage →

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

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.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

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

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 →

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

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

and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

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

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

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

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

See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

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;

one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

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

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

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

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

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.

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to bea joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day, yea and for ever.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. — read the full passage →

And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation, — read the full passage →

And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →

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

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

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

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,

And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

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

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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

but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, — read the full passage →

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

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

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: — read the full passage →

Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

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.

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

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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

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

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

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

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 →

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

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 →

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

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

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son. — read the full passage →

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.

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.

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

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

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

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

Honor widows that are widows indeed.

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →