23 occurrences

'Parents' in the Bible

He is the one who will go before the Lord with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and to prepare the people to be ready for the Lord."

Verse ConceptsHeraldPower, HumanSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfProphecies Concerning ChristForerunnersDivine MessengerCausing People To TurnPeople Going BeforeAcquiring WisdomFathers And SonsPowerful Individualsparentingdisobedience

Led by the Spirit, he went into the Temple. When the parents brought the child Jesus to do for him what was customary under the Law,

Verse ConceptsCustomChrist, Names ForEntering The TempleFulfilling The LawLed By The SpiritDevout mothers

Every year Jesus' parents would go to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.

Verse ConceptsFeastingVisitingWorship, Times ForEvery Yearparenthood

When the days of the festival were over, they left for home. The young man Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.

Verse ConceptsStaying PutNot Knowing About Christparenthood

When Jesus' parents saw him, they were shocked. His mother asked him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been worried sick looking for you!"

Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersLove, And The WorldMothers, Responsibilities OfAnxiety, CauseWhy Does Jesus Do This?

Her parents were amazed, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesChrist Concealing Things

His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that caused him to be born blind?"

Verse ConceptsdiseasesRabbiHereditySins Of The FathersThe Disciples WordsSin Brings SicknessWhat Sin?BlindnessFamily Problems

Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned. This happened so that God's work might be revealed in him.

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overGod's Deed RevealedBlindnessFamily ProblemsIllnessWorking For GodParents Being Wrongmumsparenthood

The Jewish leaders did not believe that the man had been blind and had gained sight until they summoned his parents

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Responses ToUnbelief, As Response To GodNot Believing PeopleFrom Birth

His parents replied, "We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.

Verse ConceptsKnowing PeopleFrom Birth

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, since the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be thrown out of the synagogue.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfSynagogueFear, Of PersecutionFear Of ManDisfellowshipExcommunicationFear Of EnemiesBelieving In Christ

That's why his parents said, "He is of age. Ask him."

Verse ConceptsAskingAgeMaturityparenthood

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
γονεύς 
Goneus 
Usage: 14

πρόγονος 
Progonos 
Usage: 2

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