Ruth 1:8
But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you return to your mother’s house. May the Lord show kindness to you as you have shown kindness to the dead and to me.
Ruth 1:5
and then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so the woman [Naomi] was left without her two sons and her husband.
Ruth 2:20
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed of the Lord who has not ceased His kindness to the living and to the dead.” Again Naomi said to her, “The man is one of our closest relatives, one who has the right to
Joshua 24:15-28
If it is unacceptable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Luke 14:25-33
Now large crowds were going along with Jesus; and He turned and said to them,
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, be subject
Ephesians 6:2-3
Honor [esteem, value as precious] your father and your mother [and be respectful to them]—this is the first commandment with a promise—
Philippians 4:18-19
But I have received everything in full and more; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent me. They are the fragrant aroma of an offering, an acceptable sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights.
Colossians 3:18
Wives, be
Colossians 3:24
knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [greatest] reward. It is the Lord Christ whom you [actually] serve.
2 Timothy 1:16-18
The Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and showed me kindness [comforting and reviving me like fresh air] and he was not ashamed of my chains [for Christ’s sake];