31 Bible Verses about Nurture

And you fathers, do not provoke your children to anger: but bring them up in the instruction and discipline of the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be disheartened.

for I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in you also.

and that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise in order to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus.

But we were gentle among you. As a nurse nourishes her children, so, having a strong affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives also, because you had become dear to us. For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for, laboring night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any one of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.read more.
You are witnesses, and God also, in how holy and just and blameless a manner we conducted our selves among you that believe, as indeed you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father his children, that you should walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you to his own kingdom and glory.

When, therefore, they had taken breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me more than these? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my lambs. He said to him again a second time: Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Be a shepherd to my sheep. He said to him a third time: Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep.

And when they had come to him, he said to them: You know, from the first day on which I came into Asia, how I have been with you during the whole time, serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials, which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; and that I have kept back nothing that was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you both publicly, and from house to house,

I do not write these things that I may make you ashamed; but as my beloved children I admonish you. For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet you have not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.

The elders that are among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and a sharer in the glory that is to be revealed. Act as shepherds to the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for the sake of sordid gain, but from readiness of mind: neither as being lords over God's possessions, but being examples to the flock.

Exhort the young men likewise to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in teaching, showing incorruptness, gravity,

I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have taught you by ex ample, that by thus laboring, you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus; for he himself said, It is more blessed to give, than to receive.

I exhort you, therefore, be imitators of me. For. this reason have I sent to you Timothy, who is my son, beloved and faithful in the Lord, that he may remind you of my ways that are in Christ, as I teach everywhere, in every church.

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

Do those things which you have learned and received, and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in full assurance, as you know what sort of persons we were among you for your sakes. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit,

We exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, earnestly care for the weak-minded, be of a long-suffering disposition toward all. See that no one render evil for evil to any, but always pursue that which is good toward one another and toward all.

Him that is weak in the faith, receive kindly, but not to judge his reasonings.

But take heed, lest, by any means, this right of yours become a stumbling-block to those who are weak. For, if any one see you, who have knowledge, reclining at table in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened, so that he will eat meats offered to idols? and will not the weak brother, for whom Christ died, perish through your knowledge?read more.
But if you sin in this way against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. For which reason, if meat cause my brother to fall, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do you, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted. Bear with the weaknesses of one another, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Wherefore, exhort one another, and edify one another, as you also do.

that the aged women likewise be, in deportment, as it becomes holy women, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things, That they may teach the young women to be sober-minded, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, fond of home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not reviled.

as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you were not then able to bear it; indeed, not even now are you able;

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet, in malice, be childlike; but, in understanding, be full-grown men.

Of him we have many things to say, and difficult to be explained, if we do say them, since you are slow in understanding. For though you ought to be teachers, considering the time, yet you have need that some one teach you again what are the first elements of the oracles of God; and you have be come such as have need of milk, and not of strong food. For every one that partakes of milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.read more.
But strong food belongs to those who are of mature age, who, by use, have their internal senses exercised to the discerning of both good and evil.

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

And we all, with unvailed face, reflecting the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Lord the Spirit.

but speaking truthfully in love, we might grow up in all things, into him who is the head, even the Christ,

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each other abounds: