17 Bible Verses about Raising Children

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the instruction and discipline of the Lord.

That is, not the children of the flesh are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

having been the wife of one husband, Well reported of for good works, if she hath brought up children, if she hath lodged strangers, if she hath washed the feet of the saints, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.

Forgive me this wrong. Behold the third time I am ready to come to you: yet I will not be burdensom 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.

and to requite their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God.

And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

But the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children shall rise up against their parents, and kill them.

Yet she shall be saved in child-bearing, if they continue in faith, and love, and holiness, with sobriety.

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth.

Accounting that God was able even to raise him from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

God hath fulfilled this to us their children, in raising up Jesus: as it is written also in the second Psalm, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son: and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

For it became him for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the captain of their salvation through sufferings.

They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would do the works of Abraham.

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days.

Who were born, not of blood, nor by the will of the flesh, nor by the will of man, but of God.

And he put them all out, and taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maid, arise.