Parents Responsibilities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; — read the full passage →

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

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

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

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the 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 →

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

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.

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), — read the full passage →

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.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.

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.

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope; — read the full passage →

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

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For each man shall bear his own burden.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

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

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints’ feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →

backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

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 →

So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

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;

Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice,

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: