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

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

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

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

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.

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 →

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

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

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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

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

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

We love, because he first loved us.

(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

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.

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children; — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

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.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

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.

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

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

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — read the full passage →

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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 →

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

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

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

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

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

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.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

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.

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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