Mother And Son

`The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

Jesus, therefore, having seen <FI>his<Fi> mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;' — read the full passage →

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, — read the full passage →

Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one--the son of her womb? Yea, these forget--but I--I forget not thee.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son--the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

And it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, `Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!'

These things spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to the heaven, and said--`Father, the hour hath come, glorify Thy Son, that Thy Son also may glorify Thee,

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene;

And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, `Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.' — read the full passage →

and happy <FI>is<Fi> she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

`Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old. — read the full passage →

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene; — read the full passage →

And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers, — read the full passage →

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

and whence <FI>is<Fi> this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him, — read the full passage →

As one whom his mother comforteth, so do I comfort you, Yea, in Jerusalem ye are comforted.

for I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering in her heart;

And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars,

Then come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto him, calling him, — read the full passage →

and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself, — read the full passage →

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.

he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father, — read the full passage →

A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible <FI>men<Fi> retain riches.

And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.

and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death; — read the full passage →

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

A generation <FI>is<Fi> , that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother. — read the full passage →

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price. — read the full passage →

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →

<FI> Whoso<Fi> hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

`Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons. — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

for who of men hath known the things of the man, except the spirit of the man that <FI>is<Fi> in him? so also the things of God no one hath known, except the Spirit of God.

Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee. — read the full passage →

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, `Wine they have not;' — read the full passage →

Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord <FI>is<Fi> with thee; blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou among women;'

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Thou mayest not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.'

And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken; — read the full passage →

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him, — read the full passage →

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children, — read the full passage →

honour thy father and mother,

Grace to you, and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,

Jesus, therefore, having seen <FI>his<Fi> mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;'

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth; — read the full passage →

Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah!

and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee--the head, and thou dost bruise him--the heel.'

to know also the love of the Christ that is exceeding the knowledge, that ye may be filled--to all the fulness of God;

and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come of a woman, come under law,

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

and the unclean spirits, when they were seeing him, were falling down before him, and were crying, saying--`Thou art the Son of God;'

And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

for I am zealous for you with zeal of God, for I did betroth you to one husband, a pure virgin, to present to Christ,

And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren had stood without, seeking to speak to him, — read the full passage →

And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock, — read the full passage →

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which <FI>is<Fi> before thee, — read the full passage →

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'