'Father' in the Bible

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;

And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.

And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

And his father and mother wondered at the things which were said concerning him.

And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.

Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

And when he came to the house he suffered no one to go in but Peter and John and James and the father of the child and the mother.

For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child and gave him back to his father.

And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;

But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and the father shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;

and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls to me. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;

And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.

But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.

But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.

And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father,

But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.

Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

And I appoint unto you, as my Father has appointed unto me, a kingdom,

saying, Father, if thou wilt remove this cup from me: but then, not my will, but thine be done.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And, parting out his garments, they cast lots.

And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired.

And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but do ye remain in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high.