If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. . . .

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

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

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

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

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him, and He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. . . .

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

And God spoke all these words: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, . . .

To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants. She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,” which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.

These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain. Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. . . .

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children— to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations. But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control. . . .

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!” Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.