Families
25 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
20 sections
- Deceivers and Liars should be Removed From
- Good: Abraham
- Good: Cornelius
- Good: Crispus
- Good: David
- Good: Jacob
- Good: Jailor of Philippi
- Good: Job
- Good: Joshua
- Good: Lazarus of Bethany
- Good: Lois
- Good: Lydia
- Punishment of Irreligious
- should be Duly Regulated
- should be Taught the Scriptures
- should Live in Mutual Forbearance
- should Live in Unity
- should Rejoice Together Before God
- should Worship God Together
- Warning Against Departing from God
Deceivers and Liars should be Removed From
- Psalm 101:7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
Good: Abraham
- Genesis 18:19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
Good: Cornelius
- Acts 10:2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
- Acts 10:33 So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
Good: Crispus
- Acts 18:8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
Good: David
- 2 Samuel 6:20 When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the …
Good: Jacob
- Genesis 35:2 So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.
Good: Jailor of Philippi
- Acts 16:31–34 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” …
Good: Job
- Job 1:5 And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in …
Good: Joshua
- Joshua 24:15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are …
Good: Lazarus of Bethany
- John 11:1–5 At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. …
Good: Lois
- 2 Timothy 1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
Good: Lydia
- Acts 16:15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
Punishment of Irreligious
- Jeremiah 10:25 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.
should be Duly Regulated
- Proverbs 31:27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
- 1 Timothy 3:4–5 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity. …
- 1 Timothy 3:12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
should be Taught the Scriptures
- Deuteronomy 4:9–10 Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren. …
should Live in Mutual Forbearance
- Genesis 50:17–21 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” …
- Matthew 18:21–22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” …
should Live in Unity
- Genesis 45:24 Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”
- Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
should Rejoice Together Before God
- Deuteronomy 14:26 Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.
should Worship God Together
- 1 Corinthians 16:19 The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
Warning Against Departing from God
- Deuteronomy 29:18 Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.