42 Bible Verses about fatherhood

one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.

Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

“Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’
Or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?’”

And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,

Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?

“I was a father to the needy,
And I investigated the case which I did not know.

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.”

To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

“Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?

A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

“Then I said,
‘How I would set you among My sons
And give you a pleasant land,
The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’
And I said, ‘You shall call Me, My Father,
And not turn away from following Me.’

The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.

If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, “Better the miscarriage than he,

“He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

Philip *said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”

“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.

who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.

If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth;

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

“O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me;

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.

Now the Lord said to Abram,
“Go forth from your country,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;

He said also, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.