What does the Bible say about husbands and children?
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The Bible teaches that husbands are called to lead their households with faithful love, responsible provision, and godly care, while children are to be raised in the nurture and instruction of the Lord. 1 Timothy 5:8 stresses the seriousness of providing for one’s family, reflecting a husband’s duty to care for those entrusted to him. Ephesians 6:4 commands fathers not to provoke their children, but to discipline and instruct them patiently in Christ. 1 Timothy 3:4 presents wise household leadership as evidence of godly character. Titus 2:4-5 commends family love and faithfulness, showing that marriage and parenting are spheres for serving God and displaying the gospel.
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- 1 Timothy 5:8 5 votes
But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- Ephesians 6:4 4 votes
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- 1 Timothy 3:4 4 votes
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
- Titus 2:4-5 4 votes
that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.
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