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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. John 8:19

    “They said therefore to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me, nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.””

  2. John 8:27

    “They didn’t understand that he spoke to them about the Father.”

  3. John 8:28

    “Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.”

  4. John 8:29

    “He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.””

  5. John 8:38

    “I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father.””

  6. John 8:39

    “They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.”

  7. John 8:41

    “You do the works of your father.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God.””

  8. John 8:42

    “Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.”

  9. John 8:44

    “You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.”

  10. John 8:49

    “Jesus answered, “I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.”

  11. John 8:53

    “Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?””

  12. John 8:54

    “Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.”

  13. John 8:56

    “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad.””

  14. John 10:15

    “even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.”

  15. John 10:17

    “Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.”

  16. John 10:18

    “No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.””

  17. John 10:25

    “Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.”

  18. John 10:29

    “My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.”

  19. John 10:30

    “I and the Father are one.””

  20. John 10:32

    “Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?””

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.