46 Bible Verses about Mothers
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Some people view themselves as pure, but haven't been cleansed from their own filth. Some people what an arrogant look they have! raise their eyebrows haughtily. Some people have swords for teeth and knives for fangs to devour the afflicted from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
Some people curse their fathers and won't bless their mothers. Some people view themselves as pure, but haven't been cleansed from their own filth. Some people what an arrogant look they have! raise their eyebrows haughtily.read more.
Some people have swords for teeth and knives for fangs to devour the afflicted from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.
He asked the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"
"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.
even though as apostles of the Messiah we might have made such demands. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother tenderly caring for her own children.
Listen to the one who fathered you, and don't despise your mother in her old age.
My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching.
Like a child whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
You're the daughter of your mother, who loathed her husband and children. You're the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and children.
"Oh, yes! Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will be your nursing mothers. They will bow to you with their faces to the ground, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor.
Greet Rufus, the one chosen by the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grieves his mother.
"That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
This is what the LORD says: "Where is your mother's certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Look! It's because of your sins that you were sold, and because of your transgressions that your mother was sent away.
"Call your mother to account, call her for she is not my wife, and I'm not her husband. Let her do away with her seductive looks and remove her adultery from between her breasts.
Keep your father's commands, my son, and never forsake your mother's rules,
My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching. They will be a graceful wreath for your head and a chain for your neck.
I came to turn "a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
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
"Honor your father and mother"" (This is a very important commandment with a promise.)
"How terrible it will be for those women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! because there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.
"Each of you is to fear his mother and father. "Observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
Someone told him, "Look! Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak to you."
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Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Jesus
Then he went back with them, returning to Nazareth and remaining in submission to them. His mother continued to treasure all these things in her heart.
Meanwhile, standing near Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he kept loving standing there, he told his mother, "Dear lady, here is your son."
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Rizpah's love for her sons
Then he turned them over to the custody of the Gibeonites, who hanged them on the mountain in the presence of the LORD. All seven of them died at the same time. They were executed during the first days of harvest, just as the barley began to be gathered in. Then Aiah's daughter Rizpah grabbed some sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock where her children had been hanged from the beginning of harvest until the first rain fell from the sky. She would not allow any scavenger birds to land on them during the day nor the beasts of the field to approach them at night.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Hagar's love for her child
Then she went and sat by herself about a distance of a bowshot away, because she kept saying to herself, "I can't bear to watch the child die!" That's why she sat a short distance away, crying aloud and weeping.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The canaanitish mother
Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of samuel
His mother would make a small robe for him, and she would bring it each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Sons of jonadab
We have obeyed everything that our ancestor, Rechab's son Jonadab, commanded us. So we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters have drunk no wine all our lives,
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Elisha
He abandoned the oxen, ran off to follow Elijah, and asked him, "Please, let me kiss my mother and father good-bye, and then I'll come after you." "Go back again," Elijah replied. "What have I done to you?"
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Joseph
There was a Hebrew young man incarcerated with us, who was also working as a servant to the captain of the bodyguard.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » David
David went from there to Mizpah of Moab, and he told the king of Moab, "Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I know what God is going to do for me."
Mothers » Devout » Hannah
Hannah did not go up because she had told her husband, "As soon as the child is weaned, I'll take him to appear in the LORD's presence and remain there forever."
Mothers » Devout » Eunice
I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first existed in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that this faith also exists in you.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother's unforgettable love
"Can a woman forget her nursing child, or have no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these mothers may forget; But as for me, I'll never forget you!
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of solomon's time
The woman whose child was still alive cried out to the king, because her heart yearned for her son. "Oh no, your majesty!" she said. "Give her the living child. Please don't kill him." But the other woman said, "Cut him in half! That way, he'll belong to neither one of us."
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The shunammite mother
So his father ordered his servant, "Carry him over to his mother!" So the servant carried him over to his mother, where he rested on her lap until mid-day, and then he died.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Solomon
So Bathsheba went to talk to King Solomon for Adonijah. The king rose to meet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. He ordered a throne be set in place for his mother. She sat on a throne to his right
Mothers » Devout » Sarah
Now Sarah had said, "God has caused me to laugh, and all who hear about it will laugh with me."
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of moses
But when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a papyrus container, coated it with asphalt and pitch, placed the child in it, and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of jesus
Meanwhile, standing near Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Mothers » Devout » Elizabeth
When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby jumped in her womb. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
Mothers » Devout » Mary
Then Mary said, "My soul praises the greatness of the Lord!
Topics on Mothers
Animal Mothers
Exodus 22:30You are to do the same with your oxen and your sheep. They shall be with their mother for seven days and then on the eighth day you are to give them to me.
Breasts, Nursing Mothers
1 Samuel 1:23"Do what you want," Elkanah told her. "Stay until you have weaned him, only may the LORD bring about what you've said." So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
Devout mothers
Luke 2:25Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Examples Of Mothers' Love
Isaiah 49:15"Can a woman forget her nursing child, or have no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these mothers may forget; But as for me, I'll never forget you!
Mothers And Daughters
Ezekiel 16:44-46"Now, everyone who likes proverbs will quote this proverb about you, "Like mother, like daughter.'
Mothers And Sons
Luke 12:53They will be divided father against son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."
Mothers Death
Matthew 5:4"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!
Mothers Love For Children
1 Thessalonians 2:7even though as apostles of the Messiah we might have made such demands. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother tenderly caring for her own children.
Mothers Love For Her Children
Isaiah 66:13Like a child whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
Mothers Of Kings
Genesis 17:16I will bless her. Furthermore, I will give you a son from her. I will bless her, so that nations, kings, and people will come from her."
Mothers, As A Symbol
Deuteronomy 32:11Like an eagle stirs its nest, hovering near its young, spreading out his wings to take him and carry him on his pinions,
Mothers, Examples Of
Genesis 3:20Now Adam had named his wife "Eve," because she was to become the mother of everyone who was living.
Mothers, Responsibilities Of
Psalm 113:9He makes the barren woman among her household a happy mother of joyful children. Hallelujah!
Spiritual Mothers
1 Peter 3:6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You have become her daughters by doing good and by not letting anything terrify you.