Fathers

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

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

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

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 →

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

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. — read the full passage →

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

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.

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

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 →

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 all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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

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:

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 →

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. — read the full passage →

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

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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 →

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. — read the full passage →

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

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

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

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

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.

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 →

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. — read the full passage →

For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.

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.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

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. — read the full passage →

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →