46 Bible Verses about Mothers
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There is a generation pure in their own eyes, and yet not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up. There is a generation, whose teeth are like swords, and their jaw teeth like knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
There is a generation that curses their father, and doe not bless their mother. There is a generation pure in their own eyes, and yet not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.read more.
There is a generation, whose teeth are like swords, and their jaw teeth like knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
A foolish (stupid) son is a grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.
But he answered: Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?
He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. He who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
But we were gentle when we were with you, like a mother taking care of her children.
Listen to your father who gave you life. Do not despise your mother when she is old.
My son, listen to the instruction of your father. Do not forsake the law of your mother.
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.
You are the daughter of your mother, who loathed her husband and children. You are also the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.
Kings will be your guardians. Their princesses will be your nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth. They will lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Jehovah. Those who hopefully wait for me will not be put to shame.
The mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons. She bowed down and requested a favor of him.
Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
A wise son makes a father glad: but a foolish son is sorrow (depression) (grief) for his mother.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, and will stick (adhere) (cleave) (be joined) to his wife. The two will become one flesh.
A wise son makes a father glad. A foolish man despises his mother.
This is what Jehovah says: Where are your mother's divorce papers? Did I give her any to get rid of her? To which of my creditors did I sell you? You were sold because of your sins. I got rid of your mother because of your rebellion.
Plead with your mother (your nation), for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband. Let her put away her acts of adultery from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts!
My son, obey your father's command, and do not abandon the law of your mother:
My son, listen to the instruction of your father. Do not forsake the law of your mother. Discipline and education are a graceful ornament on your head, and a golden chain around your neck.
You are the one who brought me out of the womb. You made me feel safe at my mother's breasts.
My coming will cause a separation. A man will be against his father and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Jesus said: Truly I tell you, no man has left house, or wife, or brother, or parents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise.
Woe to those who are pregnant and those who nurse a child in those days! There will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people.
Respect your mother and father. Observe my days of worship. I am Jehovah your God!
Someone told Jesus: Look, your mother and your brothers stand nearby seeking to speak to you.
From Thematic Bible
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Jesus
He went with them to Nazareth. He remained subject to them. His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
His mother stood by the stake of Jesus, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved. He said to his mother, Woman, look, your son!
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Rizpah's love for her sons
He turned them over to the Gibeonites. They hanged all seven of them on the mountain near the place where Jehovah was worshiped. This happened right at the beginning of the barley harvest. Rizpah daughter of Aiah spread some sackcloth on a nearby rock. She would not let the birds land on the bodies during the day. She kept the wild animals away at night. She stayed there from the beginning of the harvest until it started to rain.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » Hagar's love for her child
She sat across from him at a distance. She thought: I cannot watch the boy die. She sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The canaanitish mother
A woman of Canaan came crying and saying: Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of samuel
His mother made him a little robe. She brought it to him when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Sons of jonadab
We have obeyed all the instructions that Jonadab gave us. We never drink wine, and neither do our wives, our sons, or our daughters.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Elisha
Elisha then left his bulls and ran after Elijah. He said: Let me kiss my father and mother good-bye and then I will go with you. Elijah answered, All right, go back. I am not stopping you!
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Joseph
A young Hebrew, who was a servant of the captain of the guard, was there with us at the time. When we told him our dreams, he explained what each of them meant.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » David
David went from there to Mizpah in Moab. 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.
Mothers » Devout » Hannah
This time Hannah did not go. She told her husband: As soon as the child is weaned, I will take him to the Temple of Jehovah, where he will stay all his life.
Mothers » Devout » Eunice
I am mindful of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother's unforgettable love
Can a woman forget her nursing child? Will she have no compassion on the child from her womb? Although mothers forget, I will not forget you.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of solomon's time
With a heart full of love for her son the real mother said: Please, Your Majesty, do not kill the child! Give it to her! But the other woman said: Do not give it to either of us cut it in two.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The shunammite mother
The servant carried the boy back to his mother. She held him in her lap until noon. Then the boy died.
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Solomon
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to talk to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to meet her and bowed down to her. He took his place on the king's throne and she sat at his right hand on the seat made ready for the king's mother.
Mothers » Devout » Sarah
Sarah said: God brought me laughter. Everyone who hears about this will laugh on account of me.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of moses
When she could not hide him any longer, she took a basket made of papyrus reeds and coated it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in it and set it among the papyrus reeds near the bank of the Nile River.
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother of jesus
His mother stood by the stake of Jesus, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Mothers » Devout » Elizabeth
When Elisabeth heard the greeting from Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. Elisabeth was filled with Holy Spirit.
Mothers » Devout » Mary
Mary said: My life magnifies Jehovah my God. (1 Samuel 2:1)
Topics on Mothers
Animal Mothers
Exodus 22:30Do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. Its mother may keep it for seven days. On the eighth day give it to me.
Breasts, Nursing Mothers
1 Samuel 1:23Elkanah answered: All right, do what seems best to you. Stay at home until you have weaned him. May Jehovah make your promise come true. So Hannah stayed at home and nursed her child.
Devout mothers
Luke 2:25There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for God to save Israel. God's Holy Spirit was working in him.
Examples Of Mothers' Love
Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her nursing child? Will she have no compassion on the child from her womb? Although mothers forget, I will not forget you.
Mothers And Daughters
Ezekiel 16:44-46Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb concerning you: Like mother, like daughter.
Mothers And Sons
Luke 12:53They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.
Mothers Love For Children
1 Thessalonians 2:7But we were gentle when we were with you, like a mother taking care of her children.
Mothers Love For Her Children
Isaiah 66:13As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.
Mothers Of Kings
Genesis 17:16I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.
Mothers, As A Symbol
Deuteronomy 32:11Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, spreads its wings to catch them, and carries them on its wings,
Mothers, Examples Of
Genesis 3:20Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
Mothers, Responsibilities Of
Psalm 113:9He makes a childless woman a joyful mother. Praise Jehovah!
Spiritual Mothers
1 Peter 3:6Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You are her children now, if you do what is right and are not fearful.