Ephesians 6:4 Cross References

Ephesians 6:4

4: And now a word to you fathers. Don't make your children angry by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction approved by the Lord.

Colossians 3:21

  1. Fathers, don't aggravate your children. If you do, they will become discouraged and quit trying.

Proverbs 29:15

  1. To discipline and reprimand a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.

Proverbs 22:6

  1. Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it.

Proverbs 19:18

  1. Discipline your children while there is hope. If you don't, you will ruin their lives.

Deuteronomy 6:7

  1. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again.

2 Timothy 3:15

  1. You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 29:17

  1. Discipline your children, and they will give you happiness and peace of mind.

Proverbs 23:13

  1. Don't fail to correct your children. They won't die if you spank them.
  2. Physical discipline may well save them from death.

Genesis 18:19

  1. I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the LORD and do what is right and just. Then I will do for him all that I have promised."

Proverbs 4:1

  1. My children, listen to me. Listen to your father's instruction. Pay attention and grow wise,
  2. for I am giving you good guidance. Don't turn away from my teaching.
  3. For I, too, was once my father's son, tenderly loved by my mother as an only child.
  4. My father told me, "Take my words to heart. Follow my instructions and you will live.

Deuteronomy 4:9

  1. "But watch out! Be very careful never to forget what you have seen the LORD do for you. Do not let these things escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren.

Proverbs 22:15

  1. A youngster's heart is filled with foolishness, but discipline will drive it away.

2 Timothy 1:5

  1. I know that you sincerely trust the Lord, for you have the faith of your mother, Eunice, and your grandmother, Lois.

Psalms 78:4

  1. We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did.
  2. For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children,
  3. so the next generation might know them--even the children not yet born--that they in turn might teach their children.
  4. So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.

Hebrews 12:7

  1. As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Whoever heard of a child who was never disciplined?
  2. If God doesn't discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children after all.
  3. Since we respect our earthly fathers who disciplined us, should we not all the more cheerfully submit to the discipline of our heavenly Father and live forever?
  4. For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God's discipline is always right and good for us because it means we will share in his holiness.

Deuteronomy 11:19

  1. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again.
  2. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,
  3. so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors.

Psalms 71:17

  1. O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I have constantly told others about the wonderful things you do.
  2. Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

Deuteronomy 6:20

  1. "In the future your children will ask you, `What is the meaning of these stipulations, laws, and regulations that the LORD our God has given us?'
  2. Then you must tell them, `We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with amazing power.
  3. Before our eyes the LORD did miraculous signs and wonders, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people.
  4. He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had solemnly promised to give our ancestors.
  5. And the LORD our God commanded us to obey all these laws and to fear him for our own prosperity and well-being, as is now the case.

1 Chronicles 28:9

  1. "And Solomon, my son, get to know the God of your ancestors. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and with a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and understands and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
  2. So take this seriously. The LORD has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work."

1 Chronicles 28:20

  1. Then David continued, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the LORD is finished correctly.

Joshua 24:15

  1. But if you are unwilling to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD."

Isaiah 38:19

  1. Only the living can praise you as I do today. Each generation can make known your faithfulness to the next.

Joshua 4:6

  1. We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future, your children will ask, `What do these stones mean to you?'
  2. Then you can tell them, `They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the LORD's covenant went across.' These stones will stand as a permanent memorial among the people of Israel."

1 Chronicles 29:19

  1. Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, decrees, and principles, and to build this Temple, for which I have made all these preparations."

Exodus 12:26

  1. Then your children will ask, `What does all this mean? What is this ceremony about?'
  2. And you will reply, `It is the celebration of the LORD's Passover, for he passed over the homes of the Israelites in Egypt. And though he killed the Egyptians, he spared our families and did not destroy us.'" Then all the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

Genesis 31:14

  1. Rachel and Leah said, "That's fine with us! There's nothing for us here--none of our father's wealth will come to us anyway.
  2. He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. He sold us, and what he received for us has disappeared.

1 Samuel 20:30

  1. Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. "You stupid son of a whore!" he swore at him. "Do you think I don't know that you want David to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother?
  2. As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you'll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!"
  3. "But what has he done?" Jonathan demanded. "Why should he be put to death?"
  4. Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan, intending to kill him. So at last Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David.
  5. Jonathan left the table in fierce anger and refused to eat all that day, for he was crushed by his father's shameful behavior toward David.

Joshua 4:21

  1. Then Joshua said to the Israelites, "In the future, your children will ask, `What do these stones mean?'
  2. Then you can tell them, `This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.'
  3. For the LORD your God dried up the river right before your eyes, and he kept it dry until you were all across, just as he did at the Red Sea when he dried it up until we had all crossed over.
  4. He did this so that all the nations of the earth might know the power of the LORD, and that you might fear the LORD your God forever."

Exodus 13:14

  1. "And in the future, your children will ask you, `What does all this mean?' Then you will tell them, `With mighty power the LORD brought us out of Egypt from our slavery.
  2. Pharaoh refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why we now offer all the firstborn males to the LORD--except that the firstborn sons are always redeemed.'

1 Chronicles 22:10

  1. He is the one who will build a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'
  2. "Now, my son, may the LORD be with you and give you success as you follow his instructions in building the Temple of the LORD your God.
  3. And may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the law of the LORD your God as you rule over Israel.
  4. For if you carefully obey the laws and regulations that the LORD gave to Israel through Moses, you will be successful. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart!
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