32 Bible Verses about Families
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God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners into prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
For even thy brothers, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee. Believe them not, though they speak fair words to thee.
(but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),
But if any man does not provide for his own, and especially those belonging his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
So then as we have time, let us work what is good toward all men, and especially toward those belonging to a household of the faith.
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.
So then ye are no more alien and foreign, but fellow citizens of the sanctified, and belonging to the household of God.
a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety
For henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou will be saved, thou and thy household.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to LORD, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee.
And I will bless those who bless thee, and he who curses thee I will curse. And in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
And I looked, and rose up, and said to the ranking men, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them. Remember LORD, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters
Because the time to begin judgment is from the house of God, and if first from us, what is the end of those who disobey the good-news of God?
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be devoted to their own house, and to give back recompense to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
You only I have known of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.
Because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and himself the savior of the body.
For both he who sanctifies and those being sanctified are all of one, because of which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.
Speak ye to all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household.
And it shall be, that of the families of the earth he who does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, LORD of hosts, upon them there shall be no rain.
She also rises while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, and their task to her maidens.
The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, LORD, will hasten it in its time.
And LORD said to Noah, Come, thou and all thy house into the ark, for I have seen thee righteous before me in this generation.
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and among his kin, and in his house.
From Thematic Bible
Families » Should » Be duly regulated
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Let helpers be husbands of one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.
a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),
Families » Should » Live in mutual forbearance
So shall ye say to Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brothers, and their sin, because they did to thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Jo And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are thy servants. And Joseph said to them, Fear not, for am I in the place of God? read more.
And as for you, ye meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Now therefore fear ye not. I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
Then Peter having come to him, he said, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times? Jesus says to him, I say to thee, not until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
Families » Should » Live in unity
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!
So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. And he said to them, See that ye not fall out by the way.
Families » Should » Worship God together
The congregations of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in Lord, with the congregation associated with their house.
Families » Should » Be taught the scriptures
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life, but make them known to thy sons and thy son's sons-- the day that thou stood before LORD thy God in Horeb, when LORD said to me, Assemble the people to me, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may
Families » Should » Rejoice together before God
And thou shall bestow the money for whatever thy soul desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul asks of thee. And thou shall eat there before LORD thy God, and thou shall rejoice, t
Families » Warning against departing from God
Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from LORD our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations. Lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood,
Families » Punishment of irreligious
Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name. For they have devoured Jacob. Yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
Families » Good--exemplified » Jailor of philippi
And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou will be saved, thou and thy household. And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all those in his house. And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed from the stripes, and was immersed, he and all those of him, immediately. read more.
And having brought them into his house, he set out a table, and rejoiced, having believed in God with all his house.
Families » Good--exemplified » Abraham
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of LORD, to do righteousness and justice, to the end that LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoke
Families » Good--exemplified » David
Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants as on
Families » Good--exemplified » Lois
taking memory of the non-hypocritical faith in thee, which first dwelt in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that is in thee also.
Families » Of saints blessed
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house, thy sons like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears LORD. LORD bless thee out of Zion, and see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. read more.
Yea, see thou thy son's sons. Peace be upon Israel.
Families » Good--exemplified » Joshua
And if it seems evil to you to serve LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But as for me and my hou
Families » Good--exemplified » jacob
Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments.
Families » Good--exemplified » Lazarus of bethany
Now a certain Lazarus, from Bethany of the village of Mary and her sister Martha, was sick. And Mary was the woman who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou love is sick. read more.
But when Jesus heard, he said, This sickness is not about death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Families » Deceivers and liars should be removed from
He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.
Families » Good--exemplified » Lydia
And when she was immersed, and her household, she urged us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, after coming into my house, remain. And she constrained us.
Families » Good--exemplified » Crispus
And Crispus, the synagogue ruler, believed in the Lord with his whole household, and many of the Corinthians who heard believed, and were immersed.
Topics on Families
Families, Examples Of
Genesis 18:19For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of LORD, to do righteousness and justice, to the end that LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoke
Families, Nature Of
Psalm 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house, thy sons like olive plants round about thy table.
Killing Whole Families
Genesis 32:11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau. For I fear him, lest he comes and smites me, the mother with the sons.
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