Question 125

Ephesians 6:4

^6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

^6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:14

^12:14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

^12:14 See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

1 Thessalonians 2:7–8; 1 Thessalonians 2:11

^2:7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: ^2:8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. ^2:11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

^2:7 On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children. ^2:8 We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us. ^2:11 For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children-

Numbers 11:11–12

^11:11 And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? ^11:12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

^11:11 So Moses asked the LORD, "Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people? ^11:12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, 'Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,' to the land that You swore to give their fathers?

1 Corinthians 4:14–16

^4:14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. ^4:15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. ^4:16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

^4:14 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. ^4:15 Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. ^4:16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

2 Kings 5:13

^5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

^5:13 Naaman's servants, however, approached him and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, 'Wash and be cleansed'?"