Families

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

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

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.

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

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.

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;

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 said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

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

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

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

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. — read the full passage →

And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. — read the full passage →

And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. — read the full passage →

Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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

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

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →