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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. Philippians 2:11

    “and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

  2. Philippians 2:22

    “But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.”

  3. Philippians 4:20

    “Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen.”

  4. Colossians 1:2

    “to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

  5. Colossians 1:3

    “We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,”

  6. Colossians 1:12

    “giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;”

  7. Colossians 1:19

    “For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;”

  8. Colossians 2:2

    “that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,”

  9. Colossians 3:17

    “Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.”

  10. Colossians 3:21

    “Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.”

  11. 1 Thessalonians 1:1

    “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

  12. 1 Thessalonians 1:3

    “remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.”

  13. 1 Thessalonians 2:11

    “As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,”

  14. 1 Thessalonians 3:11

    “Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;”

  15. 1 Thessalonians 3:13

    “to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.”

  16. 2 Thessalonians 1:1

    “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:”

  17. 2 Thessalonians 1:2

    “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

  18. 2 Thessalonians 2:16

    “Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,”

  19. 1 Timothy 1:2

    “to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.”

  20. 1 Timothy 1:9

    “as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”

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.