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Bible Verses About Family

Bible verses on family — parents, children, household faith, blessings.

8 verses · curated by hand

From the wider Bible

More verses about family in Scripture

1,669 passages mentioning “father” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. Malachi 1:6

    ““A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? Says Yahweh of Armies to you, priests, who despise my name. You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’”

  2. Malachi 2:10

    “Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?”

  3. Malachi 3:5

    “I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says Yahweh of Armies.”

  4. Malachi 3:7

    “From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’”

  5. Malachi 4:6

    “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.””

  6. Matthew 1:2

    “Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.”

  7. Matthew 1:3

    “Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.”

  8. Matthew 1:4

    “Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.”

  9. Matthew 1:5

    “Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.”

  10. Matthew 1:6

    “Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.”

  11. Matthew 1:7

    “Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.”

  12. Matthew 1:8

    “Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.”

  13. Matthew 1:9

    “Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.”

  14. Matthew 1:10

    “Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.”

  15. Matthew 1:11

    “Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.”

  16. Matthew 1:12

    “After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.”

  17. Matthew 1:13

    “Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.”

  18. Matthew 1:14

    “Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.”

  19. Matthew 1:15

    “Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.”

  20. Matthew 1:16

    “Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.”

Frequently asked

Questions about family in the Bible

What does the Bible say about family?
Ephesians 5-6 lays out family relationships — spouses, parents, children. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 calls parents to talk about God's commands "when you sit at home, when you walk, when you lie down, when you get up." Family is the first place faith is taught.
Which Bible verse is best for family?
Joshua 24:15 ("As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord"), Proverbs 22:6, and Psalm 127:1 are the three most-shared verses on household faith.
What does the Bible say about parents?
Proverbs 22:6 commands training a child in the right way. Ephesians 6:4 calls fathers not to provoke their children. Exodus 20:12 — the fifth commandment — calls children to honour their father and mother.