Loving Your Children

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

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. — read the full passage →

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

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

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

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

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 →

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

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

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 →

See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

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.

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

And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, — 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;

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

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

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation, — read the full passage →

And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

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

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

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

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 →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.

We love, because he first loved us.