17 Bible Verses about Raising Children

You parents, too, must stop exasperating your children, but continue to bring them up with the sort of education and counsel the Lord approves.

That is, it is not Abraham's natural descendants who are God's children, but those who are made children by the promise are counted his true descendants.

must have a reputation for doing good deeds, as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any sort of doing good.

It is now the third time that I have been ready to come to see you, and I will never ask you for financial support, for it is not your money but you yourselves that I want; for children are not by duty bound to lay up money for their parents, but parents for their children.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in the treatment of their own families, and to pay the debt they owe their parents or grandparents, for this is acceptable to God.

and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather? For I tell you, God can raise up descendants for Abraham even out of these stones.

One brother will turn another over to death, and a father his child, and children will take a stand against their parents, and will have them put to death.

But women will be saved through motherhood, if they continue to live in faith, love, and purity, blended with good sense.

I have no greater spiritual blessing than this, to hear that my children are living by the truth.

For he considered the fact that God was able to raise people from the dead; and so from the dead, in a figure, he did receive him back.

that God has fulfilled it to us their children, by raising Jesus to life, just as the Scripture says in the Second Psalm, 'You are my Son, today I have become your Father.'

One brother will turn another over to death, and a father his child, and children will take a stand against their parents and have them put to death.

For it was appropriate for Him, who is the Final Goal and the First Cause of the universe, in bringing many children to glory, to make the Leader in their salvation perfect through the process of sufferings.

They answered Him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, you must be practicing what Abraham did.

Alas for women who are expectant mothers and those who have nursing babies in those days!

who were born of God and not of natural blood nor of physical or human impulse.

But He grasped her hand and called out, "My child, get up!"