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Fathers And Children
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You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
All your children shall be taught of Yahweh; and great shall be the peace of your children.
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof: — read the full passage →
Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence; — read the full passage →
Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?
Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? — read the full passage →
My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching: — read the full passage →
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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.”
Then I said to you, “Don’t dread, neither be afraid of them. — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →
Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →
Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; — read the full passage →
But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. — read the full passage →
A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
You shall teach them your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children;
I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now have I seen with joy your people, that are present here, offer willingly to you.
Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!
For everything spoken by God is possible.”
Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
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.”
As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children, — read the full passage →
In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them. — read the full passage →
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. — 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.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching; — read the full passage →
I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!
From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not listen to them; — read the full passage →
These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →
He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline? — read the full passage →
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.
For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →
For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
“Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; — read the full passage →
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.
See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction. — read the full passage →
They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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