What Does the Bible Say About Family?

“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish”

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy: or, subject to thy husband”

“And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.”

“And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”

“And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;”

“Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.”

“And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.”

“And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger , which is not of thy seed. he that is eight: Heb. a son of eight days”

“He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.”

“And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.”

“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”

“Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.”

“And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.”

“And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.”

“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”

“And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.”

“Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:”

“So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.”

“So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.”

“Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. sharp: or, knife cast: Heb. made it touch”

“So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.”

“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”

“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;”

“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.”

“And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

“And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:”

“But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:”

“And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:”

“And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.”

“Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: your choice: Heb. the choice of your vows”

“And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.”

“And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, desireth: Heb. asketh of thee”

“Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; gall: or, a poisonous herb: Heb. rosh”

“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.”

“On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, chamberlains: or, eunuchs”

“And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.”

“For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people. that it: Heb. that one should publish it according to the language of his people”

“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. continually: Heb. all the days”

“I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.”

“He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. shall not tarry: Heb. shall not be established”

“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”

“Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.”

“Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.”

“A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! together: Heb. even together”

“My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”

“As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. is without: Heb. departeth from”

“A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.”

“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”

“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.”

“A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.”

“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”

“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. a brawling: Heb. a woman of contentions a wide: Heb. an house of society”

“It is better to dwell in the wilderness , than with a contentious and an angry woman. in: Heb. in the land of the desert”

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Train: or, Catechise in: Heb. in his way”

“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.”

“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”

“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”

“For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:”

“For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.”

“She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.”

“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. queen: or, frame, or, workmanship of heaven”

“Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.”

“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?”

“Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”

“Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.”

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”

“There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,”

“A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.”

“He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.”

“And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.”

“And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:”

“He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.”

“Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.”

“While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.”

“Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?”

“And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”

“And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.”

“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”

“And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.”

“And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.”

“But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.”

“Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,”

“And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

“And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.”

“And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes ; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.”

“And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.”

“And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.”

“For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.”

“For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.”

“Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.”

“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,”

“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”

“For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.”

“Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.”

“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”

“Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”

“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”

“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”