76 Bible Verses about Motherhood
Want to know what the Bible says about Motherhood? Here are 76 Bible verses about Motherhood from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Ezekiel 16:44 NIV
“‘Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”
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Ephesians 6:2 NIV
“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
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1 Timothy 5:2 NIV
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
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Matthew 10:37 NIV
“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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Proverbs 20:20 NIV
If someone curses their father or mother,
their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
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Luke 18:20 NIV
You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ ”
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Genesis 2:24 NIV
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
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Proverbs 31:1 NIV
The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
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Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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