19 Honour thy father and thy mother'; and Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'«
4 And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.
4 And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.
4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to show piety towards their own homes and to prove their gratitude to their parents; for this is well pleasing in the sight of God.
10 Now I entreat you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to cultivate a spirit of harmony –all of you– and that there be no divisions among you, but rather a perfect union through your having one mind and one judgement.
32 On the contrary learn to be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you.
20 If any one says that he loves God, while he hates his brother man, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother man whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.
2 Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.
3 And every man who has this hope fixed on Him, purifies himself so as to be as pure as He is.
8 But if a man makes no provision for those dependent on him, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is behaving worse than an unbeliever.
8 But if a man makes no provision for those dependent on him, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is behaving worse than an unbeliever.
31 »Believe on the Lord Jesus,« they replied, »and both you and your household will be saved.«
13 If you then, with all your human frailty, know how to give your children gifts that are good for them, how much more certainly will your Father who is in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!«
1 When Jesus had finished these discourses, He removed from Galilee and came into that part of Judaea which lay beyond the Jordan.
2 And a vast multitude followed him, and He cured them there.
3 Then came some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, »Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses?«
4 »Have you not read,« He replied, »that He who made them `made them' from the beginning `male and female,
5 and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?
6 Thus they are no longer two, but `one'! What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.«
7 »Why then,« said they, »did Moses command the husband to give her `a written notice of divorce,' and so put her away?«
8 »Moses,« He replied, »in consideration of the hardness of your nature permitted you to put away your wives, but it has not been so from the beginning.
9 And I tell you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery.«
10 »If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife,« said the disciples to Him, »it is better not to marry.«
11 »It is not every man,« He replied, »who can receive this teaching, but only those on whom the grace has been bestowed.
12 There are men who from their birth have been disabled from marriage, others who have been so disabled by men, and others who have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of the Heavens. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it.«
13 Then young children were brought to Him for Him to put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples interfered.
14 Jesus however said, »Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs.«
15 So He laid His hands upon them and went away.
16 »Teacher,« said one man, coming up to Him, »what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?«
17 »Why do you ask me,« He replied, »about what is good? There is only One who is truly good. But if you desire to enter into Life, keep the Commandments.«
18 »Which Commandments?« he asked. Jesus answered, »`Thou shalt not kill;' `Thou shalt not commit adultery;' `Thou shalt not steal;' `Thou shalt not lie in giving evidence;'
19 `Honour thy father and thy mother'; and `Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'«
20 »All of these,« said the young man, »I have carefully kept. What do I still lack?«
21 »If you desire to be perfect,« replied Jesus, »go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and come, follow me.«
22 On hearing those words the young man went away much cast down; for he had much property.
23 So Jesus said to His disciples, »I solemnly tell you that it is with difficulty that a rich man will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens.
24 Yes, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.«
25 These words utterly amazed the disciples, and they asked, »Who then can be saved?«
26 Jesus looked at them and said, »With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible.«
27 Then Peter said to Jesus, »See, we have forsaken everything and followed you; what then will be our reward?«
28 »I solemnly tell you,« replied Jesus, »that in the New Creation, when the Son of Man has taken His seat on His glorious throne, all of you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.
30 »But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.«
6 but from the beginning of the creation the rule was, Male and female did God make them.
7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife,
8 and the two shall be one'; so that they are two no longer, but one.'
9 What, therefore, God has joined together let not man separate.«
1 Children, be obedient to your parents as a Christian duty, for it is a duty.
2 »Honour your father and your mother« –this is the first Commandment which has a promise added to it–
33 Yet I insist that among you also, each man is to love his own wife as much as he loves himself, and let a married woman see to it that she treats her husband with respect.