Bible Cross References
nourished
Ruth 4:15
And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.
his father
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which Jehovah your God is giving you.
Matthew 15:4-6
4
For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and your mother; and, He who curses father or mother, let him die the death.
5
But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother, Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God;
6
and he does not honor his father or mother. Thus you have voided the commandment of God by your tradition.
Mark 7:10-13
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For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, He who curses father or mother, let him die the death.
11
But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban (that is, a gift),
12
then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother,
13
making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.
1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
1 Timothy 5:4
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God.
1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
according to their families
Genesis 47:1
And Joseph came and reported to Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brothers, their flocks and their herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
Genesis 47:21
And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end.
Genesis 47:24
And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh; and four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your houses and as food for your little ones.
1 Thessalonians 2:7
But we were gentle among you, just as a nurse cherishes her own children.