20 Bible Verses about Families

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Mark 3:25

And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Luke 12:52

For from now on there will be five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.

1 Peter 4:17

For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

Titus 1:11

They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they ought not to teach for the sake of sordid gain.

Mark 6:4

But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house."

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Families » Should » Be duly regulated

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons must be the husband of one wife, and must manage their children and their households well.

1 Timothy 3:4-5

He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).

Families » Should » Live in mutual forbearance

Matthew 18:21-22

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

Families » Should » Live in unity

Families » Should » Worship God together

1 Corinthians 16:19

The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the lord, with the church that is in their house.

Families » Should » Be taught the scriptures

Families » Should » Rejoice together before God

Families » Warning against departing from God

Families » Punishment of irreligious

Families » Good--exemplified » Jailor of philippi

Acts 16:31-34

They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. He took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his family. read more.
Then he brought them up into his house, and set food before them; and he rejoiced with his whole household that he had believed in God.

Families » Good--exemplified » Abraham

Families » Good--exemplified » David

Families » Good--exemplified » Lois

Families » Of saints blessed

Families » Good--exemplified » Joshua

Families » Good--exemplified » jacob

Families » Good--exemplified » Lazarus of bethany

John 11:1-5

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was this Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is sick." read more.
When Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

Families » Deceivers and liars should be removed from

Families » Good--exemplified » Lydia

Families » Good--exemplified » Crispus

Acts 18:8

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians who heard him believed and were baptized.

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