Mothers Day

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.

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

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. — read the full passage →

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

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.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

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

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

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

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

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

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old. — read the full passage →

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 →

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husbandalso, and he praiseth her, saying:

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — 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 →

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. — read the full passage →

Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. — read the full passage →

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

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue. — read the full passage →

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

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken. — read the full passage →

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to bea joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husbandalso, and he praiseth her, saying: — read the full passage →

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. — read the full passage →

And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah. — read the full passage →

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

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

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

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 →

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach. — read the full passage →

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

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

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children; — read the full passage →

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

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;

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. — read the full passage →

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

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

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake, — read the full passage →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old. — read the full passage →

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.

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.

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

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

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

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.

There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

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

And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him; — read the full passage →

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: — read the full passage →

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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 he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.