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 be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

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

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants 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 unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go: and 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 sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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

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

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

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; — read the full passage →

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

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

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

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture 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 to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — 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 cleave to his wife;

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

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.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

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

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the 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, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, 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 commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. — read the full passage →

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.

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she 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 for it;

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

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine 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 an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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 →

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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.

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

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

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have 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 followers of God, as dear children;

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.

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 virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she 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 just.

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

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.

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

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

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.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened 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 →

When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, 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 child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. — read the full passage →

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

Honour 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.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons; — read the full passage →

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

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 →

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

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome 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 the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants 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 unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek 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 because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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 →

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

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

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