'Father' in the Bible
He will be greatand will be called the Son of the Most High,and the Lord God will give Himthe throne of His father David.
When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day, they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.
So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called.
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
the oath that He swore to our father Abraham.He has given us the privilege,
His father and mother were amazed at what was being said about Him.
When His parents saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
After He came to the house, He let no one enter with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.
As the boy was still approaching, the demon knocked him down and threw him into severe convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.
Then He said to another, “Follow Me.”“Lord,” he said, “first let me go bury my father.”
In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him.”
He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say:Father,Your name be honored as holy.Your kingdom come.
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.
They will be divided, father against son,son against father,mother against daughter,daughter against mother,mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law,and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them.
I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.
The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I’m no longer worthy to be called your son.’
“But the father told his slaves, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
“Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
But he replied to his father, ‘Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
‘Father Abraham!’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!’
“‘Father,’ he said, ‘then I beg you to send him to my father’s house—
“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said. ‘But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
You know the commandments:Do not commit adultery;do not murder;do not steal;do not bear false witness;honor your father and mother.”
I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one on Me,
“Father, if You are willing, take this cup away from Me—nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.”
[Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.”] And they divided His clothes and cast lots.
And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” Saying this, He breathed His last.
And look, I am sending you what My Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”
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Bible Theasaurus
- Beget (22 instances)
- Begetter (1 instance)
- Don (1 instance)
- Father (1255 instances)
- Fatherhood (1 instance)
- Forefather (47 instances)
- Founder (7 instances)
- Generate (1 instance)
- Mother (376 instances)
- Parent (5 instances)
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