Illegitimate Children

A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, — read the full passage →

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. — 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. — read the full passage →

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? — read the full passage →

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, — read the full passage →

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? — read the full passage →

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. — read the full passage →

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

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. — read the full passage →

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. — read the full passage →

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

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

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; — read the full passage →

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. — read the full passage →

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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. — read the full passage →

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.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Do not err, my beloved brethren. — read the full passage →

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: — read the full passage →

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. — read the full passage →

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

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. — read the full passage →

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; — read the full passage →

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, — read the full passage →

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: — read the full passage →

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. — read the full passage →

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; — read the full passage →

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: — read the full passage →

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: — read the full passage →

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. — read the full passage →

They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. — read the full passage →

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. — read the full passage →

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? — read the full passage →

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. — read the full passage →

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; — read the full passage →

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; — read the full passage →

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. — read the full passage →

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; — read the full passage →

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; — read the full passage →

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. — read the full passage →

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. — read the full passage →

And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: — read the full passage →

So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. — read the full passage →

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. — read the full passage →

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.