37 Bible Verses about Grandmothers

For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.

Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.

and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:

But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;

but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron.

Because he did not kill me before birth,
So that my mother would have been my grave,
And her womb ever pregnant.

You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.

He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah.

When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day,

And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring.

You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them:‘No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people,

By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread,
Till you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.

For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.

The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

He took the calf which they had made and burned it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it over the surface of the water and made the sons of Israel drink it.

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.

The words of King Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him:

‘None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the Lord.

Asa did good and right in the sight of the Lord his God,

The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.

Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his);