SinaiBible verses about Family
Family for Those Without One
God's particular attention to the widow, the orphan and the left-behind.
10 verses · World English Bible, with the American Standard Version beneath
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
ASV Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
ASV A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.
ASV When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow and loves the foreigner in giving him food and clothing.
ASV He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.
“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
ASV Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you today without a near kinsman. Let his name be famous in Israel. He shall be to you a restorer of life and sustain you in your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”
ASV And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.
Honor widows who are widows indeed.
ASV Honor widows that are widows indeed.
Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.
ASV When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold, thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home.
For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
ASV For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
ASV having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,