Bible Cross References
nourished
Ruth 4:15
And he shall be to you a restorer of your soul, and one to cherish [in] your old age; for your daughter-in-law who has loved you, who is better to you than seven sons, has born him.
his father
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the good land, which the Lord your God gives to you.
Matthew 15:4-6
4
For God commanded, saying, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, with death let him die.'
5
But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "[It is] a gift [to God], whatever profit you might have received from me"--
6
then by no means should he honor his father or mother.' Thus you have nullified the commandment of God on account of your tradition.
Mark 7:10-13
10
For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'Whoever speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die.'
11
But you say, 'If a man says to [his] father or to [his] mother, "Whatever you might be profited by me is Corban"--' (that is, a gift),
12
then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or for his mother,
13
[thus] nullifying the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down. And many similar things you do."
1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise is profitable a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the present life and of the coming life.
1 Timothy 5:4
But if a certain widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety to their own household and to make repayment to their parents; for this is acceptable before God.
1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his [own] house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
according to their families
Genesis 47:1
And Joseph came and told Pharaoh, [saying], My father, my brothers, their cattle, their oxen, and all their possessions have come out of the land of Canaan, and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
Genesis 47:21
And he brought the people into bondage to him, for servants, from one extremity of Egypt to the other,
Genesis 47:24
And there shall be the fruits of it; and you shall give the fifth part to Pharaoh, and the four [remaining] parts shall be for yourselves, for seed for the earth, and for food for yourselves, and all that are in your houses.
1 Thessalonians 2:7
But we proved to be gentle in your midst, as a nursing [mother] cherishes her own children.