Fathers Day

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof, — read the full passage →

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

In the fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

`And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;

Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

And he hath turned back the heart of fathers to sons, And the heart of sons to their fathers, Before I come and have utterly smitten the land!

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

and ye may not call <FI>any<Fi> your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

`And I say unto you, Be not terrified, nor be afraid of them; — read the full passage →

even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

`And God speaketh all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it, — read the full passage →

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, — read the full passage →

`Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf--a stone will he present to him? — read the full passage →

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil, — read the full passage →

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, <FI>Is<Fi> God in His holy habitation.

`And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him; — read the full passage →

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son; whom in his dealings perversely I have even reproved with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of Adam, — read the full passage →

If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'

and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen that Jehovah thy God hath borne thee as a man beareth his son, in all the way which ye have gone, till your coming in unto this place.

and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack,

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: `Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth, — read the full passage →

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye--ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

`And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts--His Holy Name. — read the full passage →

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach, — read the full passage →

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.

and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

The face of the intelligent <FI>is<Fi> to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth.

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding. — read the full passage →

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

Thy wife <FI>is<Fi> as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table. — read the full passage →

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; — read the full passage →

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

yet to us <FI>is<Fi> one God, the Father, of whom <FI>are<Fi> the all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom <FI>are<Fi> the all things, and we through Him;

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.

for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, `Abba--Father.'

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, `Abba, Father!'

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

For an abomination to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the perverted, And with the upright <FI>is<Fi> His secret counsel.

And his sons have gone and made a banquet--the house of each <FI>in<Fi> his day--and have sent and called to their three sisters to eat and to drink with them; — read the full passage →

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

and to God, even our Father, <FI>is<Fi> the glory--to the ages of the ages. Amen.

look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old. — read the full passage →

`Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers?

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

Have we not all one father? Hath not our God prepared us? Wherefore do we deal treacherously, Each against his brother, To pollute the covenant of our fathers?

He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

and thou hast known, with thy heart, that as a man chastiseth his son Jehovah thy God is chastising thee,

In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness. — read the full passage →

for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;

`Father, those whom Thou hast given to me, I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory that Thou didst give to me, because Thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.