46 Bible Verses about Mothers
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There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their own filth. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaw teeth like knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their own filth. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.read more.
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaw teeth like knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
And He answered and said to him who told Him, Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?
He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
Listen to your father who sired you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother;
As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
You are your mother's daughter, who despises her husband and her sons. And you are the sister of your sisters, who despise their husbands and their sons. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nurses. They shall bow to you, faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Jehovah; by whom they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.
Then the mother of Zebedee's children came to Him with her sons, worshiping and desiring a certain thing from Him.
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
"For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two of them shall be one flesh."
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
So says Jehovah, Where is your mother's bill of divorce, whom I have put away? Or to which of My creditors have I sold you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, and your mother is put away for your sins.
Contend! Contend with your mother, for she is not my wife, nor am I her husband. Let her therefore put away her fornications out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts,
My son, keep your father's commandments, and do not forsake the law of your mother;
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother; for they shall be an ornament of grace to your head and chains around your neck.
For You are He who took Me out of the womb, causing Me to trust while on My mother's breasts.
For I have come to set a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
And He said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,
Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise),
But woe to those who are with child, and to those suckling in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land and wrath on this people.
You shall each man revere his mother and his father, and keep My sabbaths. I am Jehovah your God.
Then one said to Him, Behold, Your mother and Your brothers stand outside, desiring to speak with You.
From Thematic Bible
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Jesus
And He went with them and came to Nazareth, and He was subject to them. But His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
And His mother stood by the cross of Jesus, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Then when Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, Woman, behold your son!
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Rizpah's love for her sons
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites. And they hanged them in the hill before Jehovah. And they fell, seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven. And she did not allow either the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Hagar's love for her child
And she went and sat down across from him, a good way off, about a bowshot. For she said, Let me not see the death of the boy. And she sat across from him, and lifted up her voice, and cried.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The canaanitish mother
And behold, a woman of Canaan coming out of these borders cried to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of samuel
And his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Sons of jonadab
So we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he has commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Elisha
And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, Please, let me kiss my father and my mother, and I will follow you. And he said to him, Go back again, for what have I done to you?
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Joseph
And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, a slave to the chief of the executioners. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams to us. He interpreted to each man according to his dream.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » David
And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, Please let my father and my mother come forth and be with you until I know what God will do for me.
Mothers » Devout » Hannah
But Hannah did not go up. For she said to her husband, Until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him so that he may appear before Jehovah and stay there forever.
Mothers » Devout » Eunice
taking recollection of the unfeigned faith that is in you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice. And I am persuaded that it is in you also.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother's unforgettable love
Can a woman forget her suckling child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget you.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of solomon's time
And the woman whose son was the living child said to the king, for her womb yearned over her son. And she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor yours; divide it!
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The shunammite mother
And he carried him and brought him to his mother. And he sat on her knees until noon and died.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Solomon
And Bathsheba came in to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother. And she sat on his right hand.
Mothers » Devout » Sarah
And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of moses
But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of papyrus for him, and daubed it with bitumen and with pitch, and put the child in it. And she laid it in the reeds by the river's edge.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of jesus
And His mother stood by the cross of Jesus, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Mothers » Devout » Elizabeth
And it happened as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
Mothers » Devout » Mary
And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
Topics on Mothers
Animal Mothers
Exodus 22:30Likewise you shall do with your oxen and with your sheep; it shall be with its dam seven days. On the eighth day you shall give it to Me.
Breasts, Nursing Mothers
1 Samuel 1:23And Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seems good to you. Stay until you have weaned him. Only may Jehovah establish His Word. So the woman stayed and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
Devout mothers
Luke 2:25And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.
Examples Of Mothers' Love
Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her suckling child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget you.
Mothers And Daughters
Ezekiel 16:44-46Behold, all who use proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, As the mother, so is her daughter.
Mothers And Sons
Luke 12:53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Mothers Love For Children
1 Thessalonians 2:7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse warmly cherishes her children.
Mothers Love For Her Children
Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
Mothers Of Kings
Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations, kings of people shall be from her.
Mothers, As A Symbol
Deuteronomy 32:11As an eagle stirs up her nest, flutters over her young, spreads abroad her wings, takes them and bears them on her wing,
Mothers, Examples Of
Genesis 3:20And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
Mothers, Responsibilities Of
Psalm 113:9He causes the barren to dwell in the house as a joyful mother of sons. Praise Jehovah!
Spiritual Mothers
1 Peter 3:6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children you became, doing good and fearing no terror.