28 Bible Verses about Family

and they were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for its value in silver, from the sons of Emmor, the father of Sychem.

But Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord, with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were immersed.

For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:

And I fell at his feet to worship him; and he said to me: See that you do it not; I am your fellow-servant, and of your brethren that have the testimony of Jesus; worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

"Wherefore, it behooved him to be made like his brethren in all things, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, in order to make expiation for the sins of the people.

But you must not be called Rabbi; for one is your leader, and all of you are brethren.

And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.

When, therefore, they had taken breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me more than these? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my lambs.

And it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, that, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said to them: "When you pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us, day by day, the bread sufficient for our support; read more.
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine, who is on a journey, has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is already closed, and my children and myself are in bed; I can not rise and give you. I say to you, Although he will not arise and give him, because he is his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs. And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened. If a son ask bread of any one of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he, instead of a fish, give him a serpent? Or if he ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? If, then, you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For you have not again received the spirit of bondage, that you may fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself testifies with our spirit, that we are the children of God; read more.
and, if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together.

Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? What communion has light with darkness? What agreement has Christ with Belial? What connection has a believer with an unbeliever? What has a temple of God in common with one of idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. read more.
For this reason, come out from among them, and separate yourselves, says the Lord, and touch not an unclean person, and I will receive you; and I will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him. And some one said to him: Behold, your mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak to you. But he answered and said to him that told him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? read more.
And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said: Behold my mother and my brothers. For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

His mother and his brothers came, therefore, and standing without, sent to him, and called him. And the multitude was sitting about him; and they said to him: Behold, your mother and your brothers are without, seeking you. And he answered them and said: "Who is my mother, or my brothers? read more.
And he looked round about on those who were sitting near him, and said: Behold, my mother and my brothers; for whoever will do the will of God, is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

And his mother and his brothers came to him, but were not able to get near him on account of the multitude. And it was told him by some that said: Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, desiring to see thee. But he answered and said to them: My mother and my brothers are they that hear the word of God and do it.

A bishop, then, must be blame less, the husband of one wife, watchful, soberminded, modest, hospitable, able to teach,

But I wish you to know, that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

All these, with one mind, continued in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Again, I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about any thing for which they will ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

And all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.

And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice with one consent to God, and said: Lord, thou art God, who didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things that are in them; who, by the mouth of David thy servant, didst say,

And being aware of his condition, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who is surnamed Mark, where many had met together, and were praying.

and, if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together.

And it shall come to pass, that, in the place where it was said to them: You are not my people, there shall they be called the sons of the living God.

Salute Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

For. this reason have I sent to you Timothy, who is my son, beloved and faithful in the Lord, that he may remind you of my ways that are in Christ, as I teach everywhere, in every church.

And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come.

but he that is married, is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

But he answered and said to them: My mother and my brothers are they that hear the word of God and do it.

For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Then Peter came to him, and said: Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Jesus said to him: I say to you, Not till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

one that rules his own house well; having his children in subjection with all gravity: for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

And immediately the father of the child cried out, and with tears said: Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.

and besought him earnestly, saying: My little daughter is at the point of death; come, lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved, and she will live.

from whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named,

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

And behold, a woman of Chanaan came out from those borders, and cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

and said: Lord, have mercy on my son; for ho is a lunatic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

and said: Lord, have mercy on my son; for ho is a lunatic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

And if any one provides not for his own, and especially for those of his own house hold, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

And behold, a woman of Chanaan came out from those borders, and cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

For both he that sanctifies, and those who are sanctified, are all of one Father: for which reason, he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying:

They replied: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your house shall be saved. And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all that were in his house. And he took them at that hour of the night, and washed the blood from their stripes; and he was immersed, himself and all his, immediately. read more.
And he brought them into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God, with all his house.

and saying: Lord, my servant lies in my house, palsied, fearfully afflicted.

And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine, who is on a journey, has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

And he arose, and came to his father. And while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion on him, and ran and fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus, of Bethany, the village of Mary and Martha her sister. It was the Mary that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. read more.
But when Jesus heard it, he said: This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that by it the Son of God may be glorified. Now, Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who did many acts of charity to the people, and prayed to God always.

Therefore, I immediately sent to you; and you have done well in coming. Now, there fore, we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to you by God.

But Martha made herself busy with much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Bid her, therefore, that she help me.

Return to your house, and tell what things God has done for you. And he went away, proclaiming through the whole city what Jesus had done for him.

(the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

(the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

The churches of Asia salute you: Aquila and Priscilla, with the church that is in their house, send you many salutations in the Lord.

And when she and her household had been immersed, she be sought us, saying: If you judge me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and make it your home. And she con strained us.

But Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord, with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were immersed.

for I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in you also.

But if any widow has children or grand-children, let them learn first to be dutiful to their own family, and to requite their parents; for that is good and acceptable in the sight of God.

And he took them at that hour of the night, and washed the blood from their stripes; and he was immersed, himself and all his, immediately.

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard his word.

And when she and her household had been immersed, she be sought us, saying: If you judge me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and make it your home. And she con strained us.

Then his father knew that it was in the same hour in which Jesus said to him, Your son lives. And he himself, and all his house, believed.

One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.

Return to your house, and tell what things God has done for you. And he went away, proclaiming through the whole city what Jesus had done for him.