46 Bible Verses about Family First

If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)

For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?

Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;

But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

And a man will be hated by those of his house.

But it is important for you to keep this fact in mind, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

For even your brothers, your father's family, even they have been untrue to you, crying loudly after you: have no faith in them, though they say fair words to you.

And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.

He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve;

May the Lord give you and your children still greater increase.

And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

Say to all the children of Israel when they are come together, In the tenth day of this month every man is to take a lamb, by the number of their fathers' families, a lamb for every family:

Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

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

You only of all the families of the earth have I taken care of: for this reason I will send punishment on you for all your sins.

Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother;

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

And they got together all the people on the first day of the second month; and everyone made clear his family and his father's house, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and over.

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

And the ark of God was in the house of Obed-edom for three months; and the Lord sent a blessing on the house of Obed-edom and on all he had.

And when you go in, say, May peace be on this house.

But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.

I have become strange to my brothers, and like a man from a far country to my mother's children.

Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

But year by year you and all your house are to take a meal of it before the Lord, in the place of his selection.

And now you have been pleased to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you; you, O Lord, have given your blessing, and a blessing will be on it for ever.

At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.

Now the servant does not go on living in the house for ever, but the son does.

And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;

Let this month be to you the first of months, the first month of the year.

And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.

But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.

For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house.

But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.

And say this to my brother, May all be well for you: peace be to you and your house and all you have.

Have you yourself not put a wall round him and his house and all he has on every side, blessing the work of his hands, and increasing his cattle in the land?