Família

15 But if it is bad in your eyes to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you want to serve, whether it is the gods that your ancestors* served beyond the river,* or the gods of the Amorites* in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve Yahweh."

15 But if it is bad in your eyes to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you want to serve, whether it is the gods that your ancestors* served beyond the river,* or the gods of the Amorites* in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve Yahweh."

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

57 May Yahweh our God be with us as he was with our ancestors,* and may he not leave us or abandon us,

6 Train the child concerning his way;*

even when he is old, he will not stray from it.

6 Train the child concerning his way;*

even when he is old, he will not stray from it.

Lecture Against Gang Behavior

8 My child, may you keep* your father’s instruction,

and do not reject your mother’s teachings,

9 for they are a garland of favor for your head,

and pendants for your neck.

Commandment and Instruction as Guardians

20 My child, keep the commandment of your father,

and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.

6 And these words that I am commanding you today* shall be on* your heart.*7 And you shall recite them to your children, and you shall talk about them at the time of your living in your house and at the time of your going on the road and at the time of your lying down and at the time of your rising up.

6 And these words that I am commanding you today* shall be on* your heart.*7 And you shall recite them to your children, and you shall talk about them at the time of your living in your house and at the time of your going on the road and at the time of your lying down and at the time of your rising up.

4 And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

4 And fathers, do not make your children angry, 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" (which is the first* commandment with a promise),

12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that your days can be long on the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.

12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that your days can be long on the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.

19 honor your* father and your* mother, and love your neighbor as yourself."

On Divorce

1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. 2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 And Pharisees came up to him in order to* test him, and asked* if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any cause. 4 And he answered and* said, "Have you not read that the one who created them* from the beginning made them male and female 5 and said, ‘On account of this a man will leave his* father and his* mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?*6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate." 7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command us* to give a document—a certificate of divorce—and to divorce her?" 8 He said to them, "Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this. 9 Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."*

10 The disciples* said to him, "If this is the case of a man with his* wife, it would be better not to marry!" 11 But he said to them, "Not everyone can accept this saying but those to whom it has been given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born as such from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs* for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this,* let him accept it."*

Little Children Brought to Jesus

13 Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his* hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, "Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for to such belongs* the kingdom of heaven." 15 And he laid his* hands on them and* traveled on from there.

A Rich Young Man

16 And behold, someone came up to him and* said, "Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will have eternal life?" 17 And he said to him, "Why are you asking me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!" 18 He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, "Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 honor your* father and your* mother, and love your neighbor as yourself." 20 The young man said to him, "All these I have observed. What do I still lack?" 21 Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give the proceeds* to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me." 22 But when* the young man heard the statement, he went away sorrowful, because he was one who had many possessions.

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven! 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person into* the kingdom of God." 25 So when* the disciples heard this,* they were extremely amazed, saying, "Then who can be saved?" 26 But Jesus looked at them* and* said to them, "With human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." 27 Then Peter answered and* said to him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?" 28 And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal of the world,* when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me—you also will 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 wife* or children or fields on account of my name will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

32 Become* kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ has forgiven you.

33 Only you also, each one of you, must thus love his own wife as himself, and the wife must respect* her husband.

20 If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar, for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen is not able to love God whom he has not seen.

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

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

4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to show profound respect for their own household first, and to pay back recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

Divisions in the Church at Corinth

10 Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same thing and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.

3 Look, children* are the heritage* of Yahweh;

the fruit of the womb is a reward.

4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,

so are the children* of one’s youth.

5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them.*

They shall not be put to shame

when they speak with enemies at the gate.

17 But the loyal love of Yahweh

is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,

and his righteousness to their children’s children,

18 to those who keep his covenant

and remember to do his precepts.

17 But the loyal love of Yahweh

is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,

and his righteousness to their children’s children,

18 to those who keep his covenant

and remember to do his precepts.

The People of God Dwell in Unity

1 Look, how good and how pleasant it is

when brothers dwell together in unity.

6 The crown of the elderly are grandchildren,*

and the glory of children is their fathers.

6 The crown of the elderly are grandchildren,*

and the glory of children is their fathers.

17 The friend loves at all times*,

but a brother is born for adversity.

24 A man of many friends will come to ruin,

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

10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,

and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.

Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.

15 My child, if your heart* is wise,

my heart will be glad—even me!

24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice;

he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.

Proverbs of Solomon

1 The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child makes a father glad,

but a foolish child grieves his mother.

27 Prepare your work in the street and get it ready for yourself in the field;

afterward, then* you shall build your house.

27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain,

but he who hates bribes will live.

29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind,*

and a fool will serve the wise of heart.

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cling to his wife, and they shall be as one flesh.

28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven,* and over every animal that moves upon the earth."

9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which he gives you under the sun, because this is your lot in life and in the toil with which you toil under the sun.

6 But from the beginning of creation ‘he made them male and female.*7 Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife,*8 and the two will become one flesh,’* so that they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate."

13 Therefore if you, although you* are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"

15 Can a woman forget her suckling,

refrain from having compassion on the child of her womb?

Indeed, these may forget,

but* I, I will not forget you!

16 Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are continually before me.

2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that one is pure.