26 Bible Verses about Fathers, Responsibilities Of

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Matthew 7:9-11

What man is there of you, whom, if his son shall ask bread, he will give him a stone? And if he may ask a fish, whether will he give him a serpent? Therefore if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask Him?

Luke 11:11-13

And which father of you shall if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? or indeed a fish, will he instead of a fish give him a serpent? Or indeed shall he ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, then how much more will your Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?

1 Timothy 3:2-5

Therefore it behooves the bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, modest, prudent, orderly, hospitable, competent to teach, not given to wine, not a controvertist; but gentle, peaceable, not a money lover; ruling his own house beautifully; having children in subordination with all gravity;read more.
but if any one does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

Hebrews 12:7-11

Endure unto chastisement; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom the father does not chastise? And if you are without chastisement, of which all have been partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons. Then indeed, we had fathers of our flesh who chastised us, and we endured: how much more then shall we submit to the Father of spirits, and live?read more.
For they indeed for a few days were accustomed to chastise us according to that which seemed right to them; but he made unto our profit, in order that we might partake his holiness. Indeed no chastisement for the present seems to be truly joyful, but sorrowful: but afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them who have been disciplined by it.

Matthew 19:17-19

And He said to him, Why do you ask me concerning the good One? One is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. He says to Him, What? And Jesus said to him, Thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt hot steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, honor the father and the mother, and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Mark 10:18-19

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good but One, God. You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, thou must not defraud, honor thy father and mother.

Luke 18:19-20

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good, except One, God. You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, honor thy father and mother.

Ephesians 6:2-3

Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise, that it may be well with you, and you may live long upon the earth.

John 18:13

And they led Him first to Annas; for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

Ephesians 6:1-3

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise, that it may be well with you, and you may live long upon the earth.

Matthew 15:4-6

For God commanded saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die with death. But you say, Whosoever may say to father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever you may be profited by me; and he shall no longer honor his father or his mother. You made void the commandment of God by your tradition.

Mark 7:10-13

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and let the one speaking evil of father and mother die the death. But you say, If a man may say to father or mother, Corban, that is a gift, whatsoever you may be profited by me; and you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother;read more.
making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have given: and you do many such similar things.

Matthew 10:35-36

For I came to divide a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: and the enemies of a man will be the inmates of his own house.

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