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Taking Care Of Your Children
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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.
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →
I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. — read the full passage →
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →
My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
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.
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.
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bear children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” — 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.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”
When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, — read the full passage →
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.
They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them. — read the full passage →
Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →
Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →
Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
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,
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
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.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly; — read the full passage →
“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: — read the full passage →
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. — read the full passage →
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
So the disciples went away again to their own homes. — read the full passage →
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.
See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
But say the things which fit sound doctrine, — read the full passage →
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.
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. — read the full passage →
Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in their midst, — read the full passage →
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — 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.’ — read the full passage →
My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:
He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!
When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the castle of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children;
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →
Honor widows who are widows indeed. — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
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 →
He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
All your children shall be taught of Yahweh; and great shall be the peace of your children.
Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →
When their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may entertain us.” They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars; — read the full passage →
These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; — read the full passage →
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, — read the full passage →
to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.
But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. — read the full passage →
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:
Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.
A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.
The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day. The father shall make known your truth to the children.
The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.
You shall teach them your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →
that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.
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