'Father' in the Bible

Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers.

Judah was the father (by Tamar)

After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel;

But hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod on the throne of Judaea, he was afraid to go there; and being instructed by God in a dream he withdrew into Galilee,

He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zabdi and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zabdi mending their nets; and He called them.

And they at once left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Just so let your light shine before all men, in order that they may see your holy lives and may give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.

that so you may become true sons of your Father in Heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the wicked as well as the good, and sends rain upon those who do right and those who do wrong.

You however are to be complete in goodness, as your Heavenly Father is complete.

"But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.

that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

Do not, however, imitate them; for your Father knows what things you need before ever you ask Him.

"In this manner therefore pray: 'Our Father who art in Heaven, may Thy name be kept holy;

"For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father will forgive you also;

but if you do not forgive others their offences, neither will your Father forgive yours.

that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

Look at the birds which fly in the air: they do not sow or reap or store up in barns, but your Heavenly Father feeds them: are not you of much greater value than they?

For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things--all of them.

If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

"Not every one who says to me, 'Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who is in Heaven.

Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father."

for it is not you who will speak: it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise against their own parents and will put them to death.

"Every man who acknowledges me before men I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven.

But whoever disowns me before men I also will disown before my Father who is in Heaven.

For I came to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

About that time Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast unveiled them to babes.

Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

"All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one fully knows the Son except the Father, nor does any one fully know the Father except the Son and all to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."

For God said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Let him who reviles father or mother be certainly put to death';

but you--this is what you say: 'If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--

he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition.

"Every plant," He replied, "which my Heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

"Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jonah," said Jesus; "for mere human nature has not revealed this to you, but my Father in Heaven.

For the Son of Man is soon to come in the glory of the Father with His angels, and then will He requite every man according to his actions.

"Beware of ever despising one of these little ones, for I tell you that in Heaven their angels have continual access to my Father who is in Heaven.

Just so it is not the will of your Father in Heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.

I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the boon will come to them from my Father who is in Heaven.

"In the same way my Heavenly Father will deal with you, if you do not all of you forgive one another from your hearts."

and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?

Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"

And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.

"You shall drink out of my cup," He said, "but a seat at my right hand or at my left it is not for me to allot, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said. "I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God in front of you.

And call no one on earth your Father, for One alone is your Father--the Heavenly Father.

"But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

Going forward a short distance He fell on His face and prayed. "My Father," He said, "if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou willest."

Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is impossible for this cup to pass without my drinking it, Thy will be done."

Or do you suppose I cannot entreat my Father and He would instantly send to my help more than twelve legions of angels?

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations; baptize them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;