46 Bible Verses about Family First

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

(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

For the time has come for judgment to begin with God’s household, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

one who manages his own household competently, having his children under control with all dignity.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to practice godliness toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

and a man’s enemies will be
the members of his household.

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

Even your brothers—your own father’s household—
even they were treacherous to you;
even they have cried out loudly after you.
Do not have confidence in them,
though they speak well of you.

Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house.”

The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

For Adam was created first, then Eve.

May the Lord add to your numbers,
both yours and your children’s.

He said to her, “Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the Emperor.

Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month they must each select an animal of the flock according to their fathers’ households, one animal per household.

Support widows who are genuinely widows.

for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of the body.

I have known only you
out of all the clans of the earth;
therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.

Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.

and they assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. They recorded their ancestry by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting one by one the names of those 20 years old or more,

Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,

The ark of God remained with Obed-edom’s family in his house for three months, and the Lord blessed his family and all that he had.

Greet a household when you enter it,

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world—how he may please his wife—

I have become a stranger to my brothers
and a foreigner to my mother’s sons

Then the Lord said to him, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.”

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

Each year you and your family are to eat it before the Lord your God in the place the Lord chooses.

So now, You have been pleased to bless Your servant’s house that it may continue before You forever. For You, Lord, have blessed it, and it is blessed forever.

“At that time”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”

From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever.

“Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”

Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field;
afterward, build your house.

“‘Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestral family, so that none in your family will reach old age.

“This month is to be the beginning of months for you; it is the first month of your year.

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, meaning, “God has made me forget all my hardship in my father’s house.”

But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’

You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.

Then say this: ‘Long life to you, and peace to you, to your family, and to all that is yours.

Haven’t You placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.