47 Bible Verses about Parents

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Matthew 19:16-19

Up came a man and said to him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to gain life eternal?" He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One alone is good. But if you want to get into Life, keep the commands." "Which?" he said. Jesus answered, "The commands, you shall not kill, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness,read more.
honour your father and mother, and you must love your neighbour as yourself."

Mark 10:17-19

As he went out on the road a man ran up and knelt down before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit life eternal?" Jesus said to him, "Why call me 'good'? No one is good, no one but God. You know the commands: do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honour your father and mother."

Luke 18:18-20

Then a ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what am I to do to inherit life eternal?" Jesus said to him, "Why call me 'good'? No one is good, no one but God. You know the commands: do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour your father and mother."

Ephesians 6:1-3

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right; honour your father and mother (it is the first command with a promise), that it may be well with you and that you may live long on earth.

2 Timothy 3:1-2

Mark this, there are hard times coming in the last days. For men will be selfish, fond of money, boastful, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreverent,

Matthew 15:1-9

Then Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands when they take their food." He replied, "And why do you transgress the command of God with your traditions?read more.
God enjoined, Honour your father and mother, and, He who curses his father or mother is to suffer death. But you say, whoever tells his father or mother, 'This money might have been at your service but it is dedicated to God,' need not honour his father or mother. So you have repealed the law of God to suit your own tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah made a grand prophecy about you when he said, This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me: vain is their worship of me, for the doctrines they teach are but human precepts."

Mark 7:1-13

Now the Pharisees gathered to meet him, with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem. They noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with 'common' (that is, unwashed) hands. (The Pharisees and all the Jews decline to eat till they wash their hands up to the wrist, in obedience to the tradition of the elders;read more.
they decline to eat what comes from the market till they have washed it; and they have a number of other traditions to keep about washing cups and jugs and basins [and beds].) Then the Pharisees and scribes put this question to him, "Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders? Why do they take their food with 'common' hands?" He said to them, "Isaiah made a grand prophecy about you hypocrites ??as it is written, This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me: vain is their worship of me, for the doctrines they teach are but human precepts. You drop what God commands and hold to human tradition. Yes, forsooth," he added, "you set aside what God commands, so as to maintain your own tradition. Thus, Moses said, Honour your father and mother, and, He who curses his father or mother is to suffer death. But you say that if a man tells his father or mother, 'This money might have been at your service, but it is Korban' (that is, dedicated to God), he is exempt, so you hold, from doing anything for his father or mother. That is repealing the word of God in the interests of the tradition which you keep up. And you do many things like that."

Romans 1:28-32

Yes, as they disdained to acknowledge God any longer, God has given them up to a reprobate instinct, for the perpetration of what is improper, till they are filled with all manner of wickedness, depravity, lust, and viciousness, filled to the brim with envy, murder, quarrels, intrigues, and malignity ??slanderers, defamers, loathed by God, outrageous, haughty, boastful, inventive in evil, disobedient to parents,read more.
devoid of conscience, false to their word, callous, merciless; though they know God's decree that people who practise such vice deserve death, they not only do it themselves but applaud those who practise it.

Luke 21:16-17

You will be betrayed by your very parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and some of you will be put to death. You will be hated by all on account of my name;

Luke 18:28-30

Peter said, "Well, we have left our homes and followed you!" He said to them, "I tell you truly, no one has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Realm of God, who does not receive ever so much more in this present world, and in the world to come life eternal."

Matthew 19:27-29

Then Peter replied, "Well, we have left our all and followed you. Now what are we to get?" Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones to govern the twelve tribes of Israel. Everyone who has left brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands or houses for my name's sake will get a hundred times as much and inherit life eternal.

Mark 10:28-30

Peter began, "Well, we have left our all and followed you." Jesus said, "I tell you truly, no one has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, who does not get a hundred times as much ??in this present world homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and lands, together with persecutions, and in the world to come life eternal.

John 9:1-3

As he passed along he saw a man who had been blind from his birth; and his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, for whose sin ??for his own or for his parents' ??was he born blind?" Jesus replied, "Neither for his own sin nor for his parents' ??it was to let the work of God be illustrated in him.

Matthew 19:3-6

Then the Pharisees came up to tempt him. They asked, "Is it right to divorce one's wife for any reason?" He replied, "Have you never read that He who created them male and female from the beginning said, Hence a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and the pair shall be one flesh?read more.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What God has joined, then, man must not separate."

Mark 10:2-9

Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him. So he replied, "What did Moses lay down for you?" They said, "Moses permitted a man to divorce her by writing out a separation notice."read more.
Jesus said to them, "He wrote you that command on account of the hardness of your hearts. But from the beginning, when God created the world, Male and female, He created them: hence a man shall leave his father and mother, and the pair shall be one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What God has joined, then, man must not separate."

Ephesians 5:25-33

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to consecrate her by cleansing her in the bath of baptism as she utters her confession, in order to have the church as his very own, standing before him in all her glory, with never a spot or wrinkle or any such flaw, but consecrated and unblemished.read more.
So ought husbands to love their wives ??to love them as their own bodies (he who loves his wife loves himself). For no one ever hates his flesh; no, he nourishes and cherishes it (just as Christ does the church for we are members of his Body). Therefore shall a man leave father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the pair shall be one flesh. This is a profound symbol, I mean as regards Christ and the church. However, let every man of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife reverence her husband.

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Contempt » The wicked exhibit towards » Parents

Contempt » Forbidden towards » Parents

Duty » Parents » To teach

Duty » Parents » To train

Duty » Parents » To control

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons are only to be married once, and they must manage their children and households properly.

Duty » Parents » To provide for

Duty » Parents » To love

Home » Parents » Parental indulgence » samuel

Influence » Good » Parents

Matthew 14:8

And she, at the instigation of her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head this moment on a dish."

More verses: Amos 2:4

Mizpah » A city » David » Takes care » Parents

Parents » Prayers » Sorrow

Parents » Prayers » Sins of parents visited upon the children

Parents » Honoring your parents

Ephesians 6:2-3

honour your father and mother (it is the first command with a promise), that it may be well with you and that you may live long on earth.

Parents » Duty » Example, good

More verses: 2 Chronicles 27:2

Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Partiality

More verses: Genesis 42:4

Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Obedience to

More verses: Colossians 3:20

Parents » Duty to » Filial obedience encouraged

More verses: Colossians 3:20

Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Evil influence of parents

Matthew 14:8

And she, at the instigation of her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head this moment on a dish."

More verses: Amos 2:4

Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Joy

Luke 15:23-24

and bring the fatted calf, kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for my son here was dead and he has come to life, he was lost and he is found.' So they began to make merry.

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To correct them

Parents » Curses entailed

More verses: Ezekiel 16:44

Parents » Prayers » Solicitude

Parents » Those that curse their parents

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » David

Parents » Prayers on behalf of children » Of david

Parents » Duty » To teach

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » jacob

More verses: Genesis 48:10-11

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To instruct them in God's word

Parents » Should pray for their children » When in sickness

John 4:46

Once more he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a royal official, whose son was lying ill at Capernaum;

Mark 5:23

with earnest entreaties. "My little girl is dying," he said, "do come and lay your hands on her that she may recover and live,"

John 4:49

The official said, "Come down, sir, before my boy is dead."

Parents » Duty » To train

Parents » Examples of fathers' love » David

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To provide for them

Parents » Examples of fathers' love » jacob

Parents » Sins of, visited on their children

Parents » When faithful » Leave a blessing to their children

Parents » Prayers » Pride

Matthew 20:21

He said to her, "What do you want?" She said, "Give orders that my two sons are to sit at your right hand and at your left in your Realm."

Parents » Receive their children from God

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To command them to obey God

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Mary

Matthew 12:46

He was still speaking to the crowds when his mother and brothers came and stood outside; they wanted to speak to him.

John 19:25

Now beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

John 2:5

His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

Luke 2:48

When his parents saw him they were astounded, and his mother said to him, "My son, why have you behaved like this to us? Here have your father and I been looking for you anxiously!"

Parents » Should pray for their children » For their spiritual welfare

Parents » Duty » To nurture

Parents » Their duty to their children is » Not to provoke them

Parents » What fathers should not do

Parents » Their duty to their children is » Not to make unholy connections for them

Parents » Duty » To control

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons are only to be married once, and they must manage their children and households properly.

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To rule them

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons are only to be married once, and they must manage their children and households properly.

Parents » Good--exemplified » David

Parents » Wicked children, a cause of grief to

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To train them up for God

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To bless them

Parents » Good--exemplified » jacob

Parents » When wicked » Instruct their children in evil

Parents » Covenant, benefits of, entailed on children

Parents » Those that parent fools

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To tell them of the miraculous works of God

Parents » When wicked » Set a bad example to their children

Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Jairus

Mark 5:23

with earnest entreaties. "My little girl is dying," he said, "do come and lay your hands on her that she may recover and live,"

Parents » Paternal blessings of » jacob

Parents » Partiality of » Jacob for joseph

Parents » Indulgent » Eli

Parents » Involved in children's wickedness

Parents » Who makes a glad father

Parents » Duty » To provide for

Parents » Paternal blessings of » isaac

Parents » Prayers » David, for solomon

Parents » Paternal reproaches

Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By stubbornness and sensuality

Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By lack of respect for

Parents » Bad--exemplified » Athaliah

Parents » Bad--exemplified » Manasseh

Parents » Partiality of » Rebekah for jacob

Parents » Those that set light by their parents

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » Rizpah's love for her sons

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » Rizpah's love for her sons

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To bring them to Christ

Matthew 19:13-14

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray over them. The disciples checked the people, but Jesus said to them, "Let the children alone, do not stop them from coming to me: the Realm of heaven belongs to such as these."

Parents » Good--exemplified » Joseph

Parents » Good--exemplified » Shunammite

Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Disastrous results of

Parents » Prayers » David, for the life of his child

Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By despising their mother

Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By cursing their father

Parents » Bad--exemplified » saul

Parents » When faithful » Are blessed by their children

Parents » Those that rob their parents

Parents » The father of the righteous

Parents » Who despises their mother

Parents » Parental gifts » expression of love » A home-made coat

Parents » Parental gifts » expression of love » A patrimony

Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Father of prodigal

Luke 15:12-13

and the younger said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.' So he divided his means among them. Not many days later, the younger son sold off everything and went abroad to a distant land, where he squandered his means in loose living.

Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Eli

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » Hagar's love for her child

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The canaanitish mother

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The mother of samuel

Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Laban

Parents » Prayers » The father, for the demoniac

Matthew 17:15

"Ah, sir," he said, "have pity on my son; he is an epileptic and he suffers cruelly, he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

Parents » Prayers » Abraham, for ishmael

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » Hagar's love for her child

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The canaanitish mother

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The mother of samuel

Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By disobedience

Parents » Good--exemplified » Mother of lemuel

Parents » Good--exemplified » Lois and eunice

Parents » Good--exemplified » Abraham

Parents » Good--exemplified » Hannah

Parents » Who is the heaviness of their mother

Parents » What fathers should do

Parents » Fathers

Parents » Negligence of, sorely punished

Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » samuel

Parents » Parental gifts » expression of love » A type of God's bounty

Parents » Parental gifts » expression of love » A beautiful garment

Parents » Parental gifts » expression of love » Springs of water

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The mother's unforgettable love

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The mother of solomon's time

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The shunammite mother

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The mother's unforgettable love

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The mother of solomon's time

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The shunammite mother

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To pity them

Parents » Good--exemplified » Mother of moses

Parents » Those that smite their parents

Parents » The time when parents forsake their children

Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » David

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » The true mother of the infant brought to solomon

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Hagar

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » isaac

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Laban

Parents » Good--exemplified » Manoah

Parents » Bad--exemplified » Mother of micah

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The mother of moses

Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The mother of jesus

John 19:25

Now beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Father of the prodigal

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The mother of moses

Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The mother of jesus

John 19:25

Now beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

Parents » Paternal blessings of » Noah

Parents » Prayers » The syrophenician mother

Mark 7:26

(the woman was a pagan, of Syrophoenician birth) begging him to cast the daemon out of her daughter.

Parents » Duty » To love

Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By failure in providing for

Mark 7:11

But you say that if a man tells his father or mother, 'This money might have been at your service, but it is Korban' (that is, dedicated to God),

Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By strife in the household

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Rizpah

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To love them

Parents » Bad--exemplified » Herodias

Mark 6:24

So she went out and said to her mother, "What am I to ask?" "John the Baptizer's head," she answered.

Parents » The reward for parenting strange children

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Rebekah's mother

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » The nobleman

John 4:49

The official said, "Come down, sir, before my boy is dead."

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Isaac and rebekah

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Hannah

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Naomi

Parents » Their duty to their children is » To tell them of God's judgments

Parents » Prayers on behalf of children » Of hannah

Parents » Paternal blessings of » Abraham

Parents » Partiality of » Isaac for esau

Parents » Prayers » Job, for his children

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Father of the demoniac

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Jairus

Mark 5:23

with earnest entreaties. "My little girl is dying," he said, "do come and lay your hands on her that she may recover and live,"

Parents » Should pray for their children » When in temptation

Parents » Prayers on behalf of children » Of job

Parents » Partiality of » Jacob for benjamin

Parents » Indulgent » David

Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Moses' mother

Partiality » Parents

More verses: Genesis 42:4

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Sorrow » Godly » Parents

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Mark 7:11

But you say that if a man tells his father or mother, 'This money might have been at your service, but it is Korban' (that is, dedicated to God),

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Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth utters what the heart is full of.

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