Motherhood

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

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

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

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! — read the full passage →

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

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.

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

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

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

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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

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 →

The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

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

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

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

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

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.

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 →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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:

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

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.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

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.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

We love him, because he first loved us.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — 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 →

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.