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Bible Verses About Family

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

8 verses · curated by hand

Joshua 24:15

"If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”"

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Ruth 1:16

"Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God."

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Proverbs 17:17

"A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity."

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Proverbs 22:6

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."

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Exodus 20:12

"“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you."

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Psalms 127:3

"Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward."

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Psalms 127:1

"A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain."

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Ephesians 6:1

"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."

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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. Luke 12:30

    “For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.”

  2. Luke 12:32

    “Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.”

  3. Luke 12:53

    “They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.””

  4. Luke 14:26

    ““If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.”

  5. Luke 15:12

    “The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them.”

  6. Luke 15:17

    “But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!”

  7. Luke 15:18

    “I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.”

  8. Luke 15:20

    ““He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”

  9. Luke 15:21

    “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’”

  10. Luke 15:22

    ““But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.”

  11. Luke 15:27

    “He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’”

  12. Luke 15:28

    “But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.”

  13. Luke 15:29

    “But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.”

  14. Luke 16:24

    “He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’”

  15. Luke 16:27

    ““He said, ‘I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house;”

  16. Luke 16:30

    ““He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’”

  17. Luke 18:20

    “You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’””

  18. Luke 22:29

    “I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,”

  19. Luke 22:42

    “saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.””

  20. Luke 23:34

    “Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.”

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.