Loving Your Children

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

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

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.

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.

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

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment? — 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, — read the full passage →

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

And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his 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 born of God, and knoweth God.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought 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 lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

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 →

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

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

But continue 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, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

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

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity 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 in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Take heed 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 which 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 the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

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.

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

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, — 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:

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 charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Jesus 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 the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; — read the full passage →

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

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, — read the full passage →

And Jesus called a little child unto him, 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 torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

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.

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

Hereby perceive we the love of God, 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 through Christ which strengtheneth me.

But God commendeth his 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 neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

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

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

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

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

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

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 →

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

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

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

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

We love him, because he first loved us.