Thematic Bible: Paternal
Thematic Bible
Love » Paternal » David
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
David, therefore, besought God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night upon the earth.
And King David longed to see Absalom, for he was now comforted concerning Amnon, who was dead.
Love » Paternal » jacob
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.
Then Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die since I have seen thy face because thou art yet alive.
Love » Paternal » Jairus
And straightway the father of the child crying out with tears, said, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death; come and lay thy hands on her that she may be saved, and she shall live.
Love » Paternal » The greatest commandment
and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy thought and with all thy strength: this is the principal commandment. And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
Love » Paternal » Laban
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
Love » Paternal » The fulfilling of the law
Charity works no evil to a neighbour; therefore, charity is the fulfillment of the law.
Love » Paternal » Father of the prodigal
And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.