43 Bible Verses about Family Love

Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart.

"The one who loves his father or mother more than me isn't worthy of me, and the one who loves a son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name.

So then, whenever we have the opportunity, let's practice doing good to everyone, especially to the family of faith.

"If you love those who love you, what thanks do you deserve? Why, even sinners love those who love them.

Honor everyone. Keep on loving the community of believers, fearing God, and honoring the king.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as his own life, he can't be my disciple.

I am a stranger to my brothers, a foreigner to my mother's sons.

A person's enemies will include members of his own family.'

For the sake of my relatives and friends I will now say, "May there be peace within you."

Be devoted to each other with mutual affection. Excel at showing respect for each other.

Then King David went in to the presence of the LORD, sat down, and said:

If anyone does not take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

then fill me with joy by having the same attitude, sharing the same love, being united in spirit, and keeping one purpose in mind.

This is the reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,

but showing gracious love to the thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

Indeed, even your brothers and your father's family conspire against you. Even they cry out after you loudly. Don't believe them, even though they speak friendly words to you.

Listen, daughter! Consider and pay attention. Forget your people and your father's house,

May peace and love, with faith, be with the brothers, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah!

May the LORD add to your numbers to you and to your descendants.

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of God

From now on, five people in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

See what kind of love the Father has given us: We are called God's children and that is what we are! For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not recognize him, either.

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death.

"At that time," declares the LORD, "I'll be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people."

"You alone have I known from among all of the families of mankind; therefore I will hold you accountable for all your iniquities.'"

But he answered those people, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear a message from God and heed it."

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus the Messiah, the Father's Son, in truth and love.

"Should that slave say to you, "I won't leave you,' because he loves you and your household, and it was good for him to be with you,

And this is what demonstrates love: that we live according to God's commandments. Just as you have heard from the beginning what he commanded, you must live by it.

Don't trust your friends, don't confide in a companion, watch what you say to your wife.

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which ties everything together in unity.

Children are a gift from the LORD; a productive womb, the LORD's reward.

His descendants will be powerful in the land, a generation of the upright who will be blessed.

And if you greet only your relatives, that's no great thing you're doing, is it? Even the unbelievers do the same, don't they?

"In all the places where the people remain, where I've banished them, death will be chosen over life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Pray for peace for Jerusalem: "May those who love you be at peace!

Looking things over, I stood up and spoke to the officials, the military leaders, and the rest of the people: "Don't fear them. Remember the great and awe-inspiring Lord. Fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes."

He must manage his own family well and have children who are submissive and respectful in every way.

"Brother will hand brother over for execution, and a father his child. Children will rebel against parents and have them put to death.