What does God say about the order of family?

With everything life throws at you (work stress, figuring out Zoom, coaxing the kids to do their schoolwork, dealing with family illnesses, getting dinner on the table), it can be hard to stay grateful for what matters the most: your family. When relationships are strained (or even when things are going great!), the Bible can help you remember the importance of maintaining those strong family bonds and unity.

You can find all kinds of guidance in the Good Book—Bible verses about marriage, and Bible verses about children, and, yes, Bible verses about patience—to help you navigate spending a lot of time with family. Take comfort in the knowledge that the answers to your daily stresses is at your fingertips. Here, verses specifically about family.

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"Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen."

"How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!"

"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."

"Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you."

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity."

"Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children."

"Honor your father and mother."

"A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother."

"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."

"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."

"Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him."

"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord."

"But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.' "

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."

"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

"For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them."

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another."

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling."

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."

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