Leaving Parents

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

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judæa beyond the Jordan; — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

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

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

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

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

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

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;

Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself: — read the full passage →

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 Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. — read the full passage →

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee: — read the full passage →

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

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

Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

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

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), — read the full passage →

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; — read the full passage →

one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

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

And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved?

The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. — read the full passage →

Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

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

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children; — read the full passage →

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

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

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

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

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.