46 Bible Verses about Mothers
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A generation! Pure in its own eyes, yet, from its filth, hath it not been bathed, A generation! How lofty are its eyes, and its eyelashes uplifted. A generation! Swords, are its teeth, and, knives, its incisors, - to devour the humbled out of the earth, and the needy, from among men.
A generation! Its father, it revileth, and, its mother, it doth not bless. A generation! Pure in its own eyes, yet, from its filth, hath it not been bathed, A generation! How lofty are its eyes, and its eyelashes uplifted.read more.
A generation! Swords, are its teeth, and, knives, its incisors, - to devour the humbled out of the earth, and the needy, from among men.
A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.
But, he, answering, said unto him that was telling him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
He that loveth father or mother above me, is not, worthy, of me, - and, he that loveth son or daughter above me, is not, worthy, of me;
But we became gentle in your midst, - as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children:
Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.
Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;
As one whom, his mother, consoleth, So, will, I, console you, And in Jerusalem, shall ye be consoled.
One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;
The daughter of thy mother, thou art! One abhorring her own husband and her own children, - Yea the sister of thy sisters, thou art Who abhorred their own husbands and their own children, Your mother was a Hittite, And your father an Amorite.
And, kings, shall be, thy foster-fathers. And their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick, - So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me.
Then came unto him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down, and asking something from him.
Salute Rufus, the chosen in the Lord; also his and my mother.
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.
And, beholding her, the Lord, was moved with compassion over her, and said to her - Be not weeping!
For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and will cleave unto his wife, and, they two, shall become, one flesh.
A wise son, maketh a glad father, - but, a dullard, despiseth his own mother.
Thus, saith Yahweh - Where then is the set, oil of your mothers divorce, whom I have put away? Or, which of my creditors, is it to whom I have sold you? Lo! for your iniquities, have ye been sold, And for your transgressions, hath your mother been put away.
Contend ye with your mother, contend, for she is no wife of mine, and I am no husband of hers, Let her then put away her paramours from before her, and her partners in adultery, from her embraces:
Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:
Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother; For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.
For, thou, art he that severed me from the womb, he that caused me to trust, upon the breasts of my mother;
For I came to set at variance - a man, against, his father, and, a daughter, against, her mother, and, a bride, against, her mother-in-law;
And, he, said unto them - Verily, I say unto you - No one, is there, who hath left - house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, - for the sake of the kingdom of God;
Honour thy father and thy mother, - which indeed is the first commandment with promise,
Alas! for the women with child, and for them who are giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and anger against this people.
Ye shall, every one, revere, his father and his mother, And my sabbaths, shall ye observe, - I - Yahweh, am your God.
And one said to him, Lo! thy mother and thy brethren, without, are standing, seeking, to speak, with thee.
From Thematic Bible
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Jesus
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was submitting himself unto them. And, his mother, was closely observing all these things in her heart.
And there were standing by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary the Magdalene. Jesus, therefore, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved, saith unto his mother - O woman, see! thy son!
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Rizpah's love for her sons
and delivered them up into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they crucified them in the mountain, before Yahweh, so they seven fell together, - they being put to death in the first days of harvest, in the beginning of the barley harvest. Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth, and spread it out for herself, on the rock, from the beginning of harvest, until water poured out upon them from the heavens, - and suffered neither the birds of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the wild beasts of the field, to devour them by night.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Hagar's love for her child
and went and sat her down over against him at a distance like as of such as draw the bow, for she said Let me not look upon the death of the child, - So she sat down over against him, and the boy lifted up his voice, and wept
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The canaanitish mother
And lo! a Canaanite woman, from those bounds, coming forth, began crying out, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter, is miserably demonized.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of samuel
Also, a little robe, used his mother to make for him, and bring it up to him, from year to year, - when she came up with her husband, to offer the sacrifice of the year.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Sons of jonadab
So we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab, son of Rechab, our father, in all that be commanded us, - not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons nor our daughters;
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Elisha
and he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said - Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, that I may follow thee. And he said unto him, - Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Joseph
And, there with us, was a young man, a Hebrew servant to the chief of the royal executioners, and we related to him, and he interpreted to us our dreams, - to each man - according to his dream, did he interpret,
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » David
And David departed thence, to Mizpah of Moab, - and said unto the king of Moab, I pray thee, let my father and my mother dwell with you, until that I know what God will do for me.
Mothers » Devout » Hannah
But, Hannah, went not up, - for she said to her husband - Not till the boy is weaned, then will I take him, and he shall appear before Yahweh, and abide there evermore.
Mothers » Devout » Eunice
A reminder, having received, of the unfeigned faith, that is in thee, - such, as dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, - I am persuaded, moreover, that it dwelleth , in thee also.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother's unforgettable love
Can, a woman, forget, her sucking child, Past taking compassion on the son of her womb? Even these, may forget, Yet will, I, not forget, thee:
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of solomon's time
Then spake the woman, whose was the living child, unto the king - for tender became her compassions over her son - so she said - Pardon, my lord! Give, her, the living child, and do not, kill, it. But the other kept on saying - Neither mine, nor thine, shall it be, divide it.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The shunammite mother
And, when he had carried him, and brought him in unto his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Solomon
So Bath-sheba went in unto King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah, - and the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself down to her, and sat down upon his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the mother of the king, and she sat on his right hand.
Mothers » Devout » Sarah
And Sarah said, A laughing, hath God made for me, - Everyone that heareth will laugh with me.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of moses
And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of paper-reed, and covered it over with bitumen, and with pitch, - and put therein the child, and laid it among the rushes upon the bank of the river.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of jesus
And there were standing by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary the Magdalene.
Mothers » Devout » Elizabeth
And it came to pass that, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit, -
Mothers » Devout » Mary
And Mary said - My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Topics on Mothers
Animal Mothers
Exodus 22:30Thus, shalt thou do with thine ox with thy sheep, a seven days, shall it be with its dam, on the eighth day, shalt thou give it to me.
Breasts, Nursing Mothers
1 Samuel 1:23And Elkanah her husband said to her - Do what is good in thine own eyes, tarry until thou have weaned him, only may Yahweh establish his word! So the woman tarried, and nursed her son, until she weaned him.
Devout mothers
Luke 2:25And lo! there was, a man, in Jerusalem, whose name, was Symeon; and, this man, was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him;
Examples Of Mothers' Love
Isaiah 49:15Can, a woman, forget, her sucking child, Past taking compassion on the son of her womb? Even these, may forget, Yet will, I, not forget, thee:
Mothers And Daughters
Ezekiel 16:44-46Lo! every one who useth proverbs, against thee, shall use a proverb saying, - Like the mother, so her daughter!
Mothers And Sons
Luke 12:53There shall be divided - Father against son, and son against father, mother against daughter, and daughter against the mother, - mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.
Mothers Love For Children
1 Thessalonians 2:7But we became gentle in your midst, - as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children:
Mothers Love For Her Children
Isaiah 66:13As one whom, his mother, consoleth, So, will, I, console you, And in Jerusalem, shall ye be consoled.
Mothers Of Kings
Genesis 17:16and I will bless her, yea moreover will give - from her - to thee, a son, - And I will bless her, and she shall become nations. Kings of peoples, from her, shall arise.
Mothers, As A Symbol
Deuteronomy 32:11As, an eagle, stirreth up his nest, Over his young ones, fluttereth, Spreadeth abroad his wings, taketh one, Beareth it up on his pinions,
Mothers, Examples Of
Genesis 3:20So the man called the name of his wife, Eve, - in that, she, was made mother of every one living.
Mothers, Responsibilities Of
Psalm 113:9Causing the barren woman to dwell in household, A mother of sons in her joy! Praise ye Yah.
Spiritual Mothers
1 Peter 3:6As, Sarah, was obedient unto Abraham, calling him, lord, - whose children ye have become - so long as ye are doing good, and not bringing yourselves into fear of any single cause of alarm.
