Father

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

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

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. — read the full passage →

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: — 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.

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.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. — read the full passage →

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

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

Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

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

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? — read the full passage →

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

I and my Father are one.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: — read the full passage →

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

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

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

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. — read the full passage →

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.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →

But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: — read the full passage →

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

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. — read the full passage →

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

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

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. — read the full passage →

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; — read the full passage →

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

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

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.

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, — read the full passage →