17 Bible Verses About Family Love, Marriage and the Generations



  • Scripture honors the family and also sets a limit on it: told his mother and brothers were outside, Jesus called whoever does God’s will his family (Mark 3:31-35).
  • Psalm 133 compares unity to precious oil running down Aaron’s beard onto his robes.
  • La Genèse décrit un nouveau foyer commençant par un départ d'un foyer existant : quitter précède s'attacher.
  • “Keeps no record of wrongs” uses an accounting word: love does not keep a tally of injuries.
  • Le Deutéronome place les commandements sur le cœur des parents avant que quoi que ce soit ne soit inculqué à un enfant.

The Bible treats the family as a household with duties to one another, held together by love and forgiveness. The commandments tell children to honor their parents, and Paul says that anyone who does not provide for their own household “has denied the faith” (1 Timothy 5:8). The Gospels also set a limit: when Jesus was told his mother and brothers were outside, he pointed to the people around him and called whoever does God’s will his family (Mark 3:31-35).…

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