Taking Care Of Parents

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

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

“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ — read the full passage →

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

Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son!” — read the full passage →

“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ — read the full passage →

‘Honor your father and mother.’And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

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

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of 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 your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban, that is to say, given to God”;’ — read the full passage →

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him? — read the full passage →

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

Honor widows who are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

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

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

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

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened; that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ — read the full passage →

You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. — read the full passage →

For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, — read the full passage →

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

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 →

Honor widows who are widows indeed.

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

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.

“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.

But I have this against you, that you left your first love.

By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. — read the full passage →

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

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,

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

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letteror one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; — read the full passage →

that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her. — read the full passage →

But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

“When the Counselorhas come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.