23 Bible Verses about parenthood

from whom the whole family in Heaven and on earth derives its name,

And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to show piety towards their own homes and to prove their gratitude to their parents; for this is well pleasing in the sight of God.

For God said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Let him who reviles father or mother be certainly put to death';

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.

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.

"Honour your father and your mother" --this is the first Commandment which has a promise added to it--

but you--this is what you say: 'If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--

Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.

"Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children; and children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

Children, be obedient to your parents as a Christian duty, for it is a duty.

"Neither he nor his parents sinned," answered Jesus, "but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him.

Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise against their own parents and will put them to death.

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

What man is there among you, who if his son shall ask him for bread will offer him a stone?

But *you* say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, It is a Korban (that is, a thing devoted to God)

That was why his parents said, "He is of full age: ask him himself."

And what father is there among you, who, if his son asks for a slice of bread, will offer him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will instead of a fish offer him a snake?

after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this,

Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin; and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death.

Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child.