Family Love

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.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

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

We love him, because he first loved us.

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

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

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

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

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Let all your things be done with charity.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

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.

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. — read the full passage →

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

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

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; — read the full passage →

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. — read the full passage →

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. — read the full passage →

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →