'Family' in the Bible

Master, in the law Moses says, If a man's brother comes to his end, and has a wife still living and no child, it is right for his brother to take his wife, and get a family for his brother.

In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life

And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.

And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.

It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.

And said to him, Go out of your land, and away from your family, and come into the land to which I will be your guide.

And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.

Then Joseph sent for Jacob his father and all his family, seventy-five persons.

Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.

A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.

Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.

Then at their request for a king, God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years.

My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent.

And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.

And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.

And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.

And Crispus, the ruler of the Synagogue, with all his family, had faith in the Lord; and a great number of the people of Corinth, hearing the word, had faith and were given baptism.

About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David,

For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:

So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,

From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

For he who makes holy and those who are made holy are all of one family; and for this reason it is no shame for him to give them the name of brothers,

Being without father or mother, or family, having no birth or end to his life, being made like the Son of God, is a priest for ever.

But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.

By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.