42 Bible Verses about fatherhood

There is one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice and he who gives birth to a wise child will receive joy from him.

Every family in heaven and on earth obtains its name from him.

Call no man your father on the earth, for only one is your Father in heaven.

What father would give his son a stone when he asked for a loaf? What father would give a serpent when his son asked for a fish?

To all who are in Rome, beloved of God and called to be holy ones: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Do we dare say to our parents: 'Why did you make me like this?'

They should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not prepare its heart and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Jehovah has compassion for those who reverence him just as a father has compassion for his children.

The Father does not judge any man for he has given all judgment to the Son.

Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh that corrected us, and we gave them respect. Shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

I was a father to the needy! I championed the cause of the stranger.

For this cause I bow my knees to the Father.

He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers and bring them together again before I come and strike the earth with destruction (a curse).

to Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Your fathers, where are they?' The prophets, do they live forever?

In his holy habitation God is a father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows.

I wanted to treat you like children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful property among the nations. I thought you would call me Father and not turn away from me.

A wise son makes a father glad: but a foolish son is sorrow (depression) (grief) for his mother.

Likewise, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

As for yourself, you shall go to your ancestors in peace. You shall be buried at a good old age.

A man can have a hundred children and live many years. If he does not enjoy prosperity and have a decent burial, a stillborn child is better off then he.

He will call to me: You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!

Philip said: Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.

This is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.

They were born from God. It was not from blood, or the will of the flesh, or the will of man.

I am no more in the world but they are in the world. I come to you Holy Father. Keep them in your name, which you have given to me, that they may be one*, even as we are. *(Greek: heis; united in purpose and love)

If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time you spend here in reverence.

He replied: It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has set within His own authority.

I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.

He said: Why did you look for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?

The Father who sent me testifies about me. You have not heard his voice nor seen him at any time.

We always pray for you, and thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for you.

The life of every person belongs to me. The life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The person who sins will die.

Do not treat these little ones badly. I tell you that angels represent them in the presence of my Father in heaven.

Righteous Father, the world has not known you. I know you and those you sent me know you.

In my Father's house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

They answered: Our father is Abraham. Jesus replied: If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

Jehovah said to Abram: Leave your country, your people, and your father's household, and go to the land I will show you.

I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.