46 Bible Verses about Family First

and if any one for his own -- and especially for those of the household -- doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

(and if any one his own house how to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

because it is the time of the beginning of the judgment from the house of God, and if first from us, what the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

of whom the whole family in the heavens and on earth is named,

therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.

and the enemies of a man are those of his household.

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, Even they dealt treacherously against thee, Even they -- they called after thee fully, Trust not in them, when they speak to thee good things.

And another also said, 'I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

'He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me,

for Adam was first formed, then Eve,

Jehovah addeth to you, to you, and to your sons.

And Jesus said to her, 'Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the little dogs.'

to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

speak ye unto all the company of Israel, saying, In the tenth of this month -- they take to them each man a lamb for the house of the fathers, a lamb for a house.

honour widows who are really widows;

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

Only you I have known of all families of the land, Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities.

'And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

Ministrants -- let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,

and all the company they assembled on the first of the second month, and they declare their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names from a son of twenty years and upward, by their polls,

honour thy father and mother,

And the ark of God dwelleth with the household of Obed-Edom, in his house, three months, and Jehovah blesseth the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath.

And coming to the house salute it,

and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how he shall please the wife.

A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.

And Jehovah saith unto Jacob, 'Turn back unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I am with thee.'

'If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;

before Jehovah thy God thou dost eat it year by year, in the place which Jehovah doth choose, thou and thy house.

and now, Thou hast been pleased to bless the house of Thy servant, to be to the age before Thee; for Thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed to the age.'

At that time, an affirmation of Jehovah, I am for God to all families of Israel, And they -- they are to Me for a people.

for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three;

and the servant doth not remain in the house -- to the age, the son doth remain -- to the age;

And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

Lo, days are coming, and I have cut off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, that an old man is not in thy house;

This month is to you the chief of months -- it is the first to you of the months of the year;

and Joseph calleth the name of the first-born Manasseh: 'for, God hath made me to forget all my labour, and all the house of my father;'

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,

for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.'

and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;

'And ye shall be delivered up also by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends, and they shall put of you to death;

and said thus: To life! and thou, peace; and thy house, peace; and all that thou hast -- peace!

Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about?