20 Bible Verses about Fathers
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Besides this, our earthly fathers used to discipline us and we treated them with respect, and shall we not be still more submissive to the Father of our spirits, and live?
"Honour your father and your mother" --this is the first Commandment which has a promise added to it--
And call no one on earth your Father, for One alone is your Father--the Heavenly Father.
From Thematic Bible
Fathers » Duties of » Instruction of children
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?" "Yes, Master," was his answer; "you know that you are dear to me." "Then feed my lambs," replied Jesus.
Fathers » Duties of » The correction of children
Fathers » Duties of » To teach
Fathers » Duties of » To train
Fathers » Duties of » To nurture
And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.
Fathers, do not fret and harass your children, or you may make them sullen and morose.
Fathers » Duties of » To control
but ruling his own household wisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity.
A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well.
Fathers » Duties of » To provide for
See, I am now for the third time prepared to visit you, but I will not be a dead weight to you. I desire not your money, but yourselves; for children ought not to put by for their parents, but parents for their children.
Fathers » Good Fathers » Isaac blesses his son
Fathers » Good Fathers » David gives Godly advice to his son, solomon
Fathers » Good Fathers » Abraham exerts a spiritual influence upon his family
Fathers » Good Fathers » Jacob commands his household to put away idols
Fathers » Good Fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child
Fathers » Good Fathers » Cornelius, the head of a religious household
He was religious and God-fearing--and so was every member of his household. He was also liberal in his charities to the people, and continually offered prayer to God.
Fathers » Good Fathers » Zacharias, the Godly father of john the baptist
And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a rapture of praise.
Fathers » Duties of » To love
They should school the young women to be affectionate to their husbands and to their children, to be sober-minded, pure in their lives,
Fathers » God
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » David
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Jairus
and besought Him with many entreaties. "My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death: I pray you come and lay your hands upon her, that she may recover and live."
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Laban
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Father of the prodigal
"So he rose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and pitied him, and ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him tenderly.
Love » Fathers » David
Love » Fathers » jacob
Love » Fathers » Jairus
and besought Him with many entreaties. "My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death: I pray you come and lay your hands upon her, that she may recover and live."
Love » Fathers » Laban
Love » Fathers » Father of the prodigal
"So he rose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and pitied him, and ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him tenderly.
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Topics on Fathers
Absent Fathers
1 Timothy 5:8But if a man makes no provision for those dependent on him, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is behaving worse than an unbeliever.
Examples Of Fathers' Love
Ephesians 6:4And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.
Fathers And Daughters
Luke 12:53father against son and son against father; mother attacking daughter and daughter her mother, mother-in-law her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law her mother-in-law."
Fathers And Sons
Luke 1:17and he will be His forerunner in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn fathers' hearts to the children, and cause the rebellious to walk in the wisdom of the upright, to make a people perfectly ready for the lord."
Fathers Birthday
Matthew 14:6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before all the company, and so pleased Herod
Fathers In Laws
John 18:13They then brought Him to Annas first; for Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was High Priest that year.
Fathers Love
1 John 3:1See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him.
Fathers Loving Care
Ephesians 6:4And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.
Fathers Responsibilities
John 6:40For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day."
Fathers, Examples Of
Luke 1:5-20There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Fathers, Responsibilities Of
Matthew 7:9-11What man is there among you, who if his son shall ask him for bread will offer him a stone?
Fathers, Sin Of The
Luke 1:50And His compassion is, generation after generation, Upon those who fear Him.
God Of The Fathers
Acts 7:32"'I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.' "Quaking with fear Moses did not dare gaze.
Sins Of The Fathers
Luke 6:23"Be glad at such a time, and dance for joy; for your reward is great in Heaven; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the Prophets!
Spiritual Fathers
1 Corinthians 4:15For even if you were to have ten thousand spiritual instructors--for all that you could not have several fathers. It is I who in Christ Jesus became your father through the Good News.
The Joy Of Fathers
Philippians 4:1Therefore, my brethren, dearly loved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my dearly-loved ones.
