Topic
Rebellious Children
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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.
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; — read the full passage →
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.
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.
The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →
Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. — read the full passage →
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. — read the full passage →
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all:
And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock;
For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
To the wise the way of lifegoethupward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of Jehovah;
And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
For no word from God shall be void of power.
Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.
But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
For my love they are my adversaries: But Igive myself untoprayer.
God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.
Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: — read the full passage →
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.
For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, — read the full passage →
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.
But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, andhimself fought against them.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations! — read the full passage →
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.
For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →
but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house.
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.
See 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 who is in heaven.
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →
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;
For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.
As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto Jehovah, the God of Israel; — read the full passage →
Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →
For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →
wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →
For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
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