What Does the Bible Say About Family?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on family
The Bible addresses family in many places, emphasizing the importance of love, unity, respect, and care within family relationships. In the book of Genesis, we read about the creation of the family unit with Adam and Eve, highlighting the significance of marriage and the bond between husband and wife. Throughout the Old and New Testaments, there are numerous examples of families facing challenges, experiencing joy, and relying on God for strength and guidance. The Bible encourages parents to raise their children with love and discipline, teaching them to follow God's ways and showing them grace and forgiveness.
Bible Verses About Family
Genesis 2:24KJV
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Ephesians 6:2KJV
“Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)”
Proverbs 22:6KJV
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Colossians 3:13KJV
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
Psalms 127:3KJV
“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”
1 Timothy 5:8KJV
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
Joshua 24:15KJV
“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
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