20 Bible Verses about Fathers
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Moreover, we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us and we respected them; shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
Honor your father and your mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,
And call no man your father on the earth, for one is your heavenly Father.
From Thematic Bible
Fathers » Duties of » Instruction of children
When therefore they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I am a friend to you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.
Fathers » Duties of » The correction of children
Fathers » Duties of » To teach
Fathers » Duties of » To train
Fathers » Duties of » To nurture
And, fathers, provoke not your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
Fathers, be not fault-finding with your children, that they be not discouraged.
Fathers » Duties of » To control
ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Let the deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling well their children and their own houses.
Fathers » Duties of » To provide for
Behold, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be burdensome to you; for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Fathers » Good Fathers » Isaac blesses his son
Fathers » Good Fathers » David gives Godly advice to his son, solomon
Fathers » Good Fathers » Abraham exerts a spiritual influence upon his family
Fathers » Good Fathers » Jacob commands his household to put away idols
Fathers » Good Fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child
Fathers » Good Fathers » Cornelius, the head of a religious household
a pious man, and one fearing God with all his house, and bestowing many charities on the people, and praying to God always,
Fathers » Good Fathers » Zacharias, the Godly father of john the baptist
And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
Fathers » Duties of » To love
that they may instruct the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,
Fathers » God
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » David
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Jairus
And the father of the little child immediately crying out, said, I believe; help my unbelief.
and besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death; come and lay hands on her, that she may be restored, and she shall live.
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Laban
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Father of the prodigal
And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet far off, his father saw him, and had compassion on him, and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Love » Fathers » David
Love » Fathers » jacob
Love » Fathers » Jairus
And the father of the little child immediately crying out, said, I believe; help my unbelief.
and besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death; come and lay hands on her, that she may be restored, and she shall live.
Love » Fathers » Laban
Love » Fathers » Father of the prodigal
And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet far off, his father saw him, and had compassion on him, and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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Topics on Fathers
Absent Fathers
1 Timothy 5:8And if any one provides not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Examples Of Fathers' Love
Ephesians 6:4And, fathers, provoke not your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
Fathers And Daughters
Luke 12:53a father against a son, and a son against a father; a mother against the daughter, and a daughter against the mother; a mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.
Fathers And Sons
Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Fathers Birthday
Matthew 14:6And Herod's birthday being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,
Fathers In Laws
John 18:13and led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year;
Fathers Love
1 John 3:1See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. The world therefore knows us not, because it knew him not.
Fathers Loving Care
Ephesians 6:4And, fathers, provoke not your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
Fathers Responsibilities
John 6:40For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Fathers, Examples Of
Luke 1:5-20In the days of Herod the king of Judea, there was a certain priest by the name of Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Fathers, Responsibilities Of
Matthew 7:9-11Or is there any man of you, who, if his son asks bread of him, will give him a stone?
Fathers, Sin Of The
Luke 1:50and his mercy is to generations and generations of them that fear him.
God Of The Fathers
Acts 7:32I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And Moses being afraid dared not look at it.
Sins Of The Fathers
Luke 6:23Rejoice in that day, and be exceedingly glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in this manner did their fathers to the prophets.
Spiritual Fathers
1 Corinthians 4:15For if you have ten thousand teachers in Christ still you have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you by the gospel.
The Joy Of Fathers
Philippians 4:1So, my beloved and much desired brothers, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, beloved.
