Families

(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

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.

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

Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants, around your table.

These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; — read the full passage →

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

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.

They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” — read the full passage →

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

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

‘You shall tell Joseph, “Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. — read the full passage →

Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”

for an unloved woman when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.

Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious the king of Israel was today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” — read the full passage →

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

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 →

God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

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

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, — read the full passage →

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you much in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.

For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man. — read the full passage →

(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. — read the full passage →

When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay.” So she persuaded us.

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, — read the full passage →

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

Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, and on the families that don’t call on your name: for they have devoured Jacob, yes, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.

“For three things the earth tremble, and under four, it can’t bear up:

A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel.

It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.

for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, that every man should rule his own house, speaking in the language of his own people.

When the king’s decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small.”

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, — read the full passage →

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious the king of Israel was today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: — read the full passage →

If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”

So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.

Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.” — read the full passage →

He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. — read the full passage →

Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die.” — read the full passage →

The thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.

Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this handmaid and her son! For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac.”

He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed. — read the full passage →

Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you.”

to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on Yahweh’s name.

He went on his journeys from the South even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

He left from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh and called on Yahweh’s name.

Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your seed.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him.

To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bear children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

It was so, as Yahweh’s ark came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” — read the full passage →