Família

15 *And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, *choose this day whom you will serve, whether *the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or *the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. *But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

15 *And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, *choose this day whom you will serve, whether *the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or *the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. *But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

31 And they said, *"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you *and your household."

57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. *May he not leave us or forsake us,

6 *Train up a child in the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.

6 *Train up a child in the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.

The Enticement of Sinners

8 *Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,

and forsake not your mother’s teaching,

9 for they are *a graceful garland for your head

and *pendants for your neck.

Warnings Against Adultery

20 *My son, keep your father’s commandment,

*and forsake not your mother’s teaching.

6 And *these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 *You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

6 And *these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 *You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, *but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, *but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Children and Parents

1 *Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 *"Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise),

12 *"Honor your father and your mother, *that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

12 *"Honor your father and your mother, *that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

19 Honor your father and mother, and, *You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

Teaching About Divorce

1 Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from *Galilee and *entered *the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 And *large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

3 And Pharisees came up to him and *tested him by asking, *"Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?" 4 He answered, *"Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,5 and said, *‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and *the two shall become one flesh’?6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. *What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."7 They said to him, *"Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?" 8 He said to them, "Because of your *hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.9 *And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery."*

10 The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry." 11 But he said to them, *"Not everyone can receive this saying, but only *those to *whom it is given.12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs *for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it."

Let the Children Come to Me

13 *Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples *rebuked the people, 14 but Jesus said, *"Let the little children *come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."15 And he laid his hands on them and went away.

The Rich Young Man

16 *And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to *have *eternal life?" 17 And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. *If you would enter life, keep the commandments."18 He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, *"You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,19 Honor your father and mother, and, *You shall love your neighbor as yourself."20 The young man said to him, *"All these I have kept. What do I still lack?" 21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be *perfect, go, *sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have *treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."22 *When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, *only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.24 *Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter *the kingdom of God."25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" 26 But Jesus *looked at them and said, *"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."27 Then Peter said in reply, "See, *we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?" 28 Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world,**when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me *will also sit on twelve thrones, *judging the twelve tribes of Israel.29 *And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold*and will *inherit eternal life.30 But *many who are *first will be last, and the last first.

32 *Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, *forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

33 However, *let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she *respects her husband.

20 *If anyone says, "I love God," and *hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot* love God *whom he has not seen.

8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for *members of his household, he has *denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for *members of his household, he has *denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn *to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for *this is pleasing in the sight of God.

Divisions in the Church

10 I appeal to you, brothers,* by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no *divisions among you, but that you be united *in the same mind and the same judgment.

3 Behold, *children are a heritage from the Lord,

*the fruit of the womb a reward.

4 Like arrows in the hand of *a warrior

are the children* of one’s youth.

5 Blessed is the man

who fills his quiver with them!

He shall not be put to shame

when he speaks with his enemies *in the gate.*

17 But *the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on *those who fear him,

and his righteousness to *children’s children,

18 to those who *keep his covenant

and *remember to do his commandments.

17 But *the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on *those who fear him,

and his righteousness to *children’s children,

18 to those who *keep his covenant

and *remember to do his commandments.

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is

when *brothers dwell in unity!*

6 *Grandchildren are *the crown of the aged,

and the glory of children is their fathers.

6 *Grandchildren are *the crown of the aged,

and the glory of children is their fathers.

17 *A friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for adversity.

24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,

but *there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

10 Do not forsake your friend and *your father’s friend,

and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.

*Better is a neighbor who is near

than a brother who is far away.

15 *My son, if your heart is wise,

my heart too will be glad.

24 *The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

The Proverbs of Solomon

1 *The proverbs of Solomon.

*A wise son makes a glad father,

*but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

27 *Prepare your work outside;

get everything ready for yourself in the field,

and after that build your house.

27 Whoever is *greedy for unjust gain *troubles his own household,

but he who hates *bribes will live.

29 Whoever *troubles his own household will *inherit the wind,

and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

24 *Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, *"Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your *vain* life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your *portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.

6 But *from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them *male and female.’7 *‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,*8 and *the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh.9 *What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."

13 If you then, *who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father *give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

15 *"Can a woman forget her nursing child,

that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?

Even these may forget,

yet I will not forget you.

16 Behold, *I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are continually before me.

2 Beloved, we are *God’s children *now, and what we will be *has not yet appeared; but we know that *when he appears**we shall be like him, because *we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who *thus hopes in him *purifies himself as he is pure.