The best Bible verses for family (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for family (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith."Galatians 6:10
"So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith."Galatians 6:10
"For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,"Hebrews 2:11
"And they will hang on him the whole honor of his father's house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons."Isaiah 22:24
"For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; do not believe them, though they speak friendly words to you.”"Jeremiah 12:6
"“Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak with them and bring them to the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers; then offer them wine to drink.”"Jeremiah 35:2
"Then I set before the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, “Drink wine.”"Jeremiah 35:5
"Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”"John 7:42
"Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.”"Luke 9:61
"For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three."Luke 12:52
"And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”"Mark 3:21
"And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”"Mark 5:19
"Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart."Proverbs 11:29
"Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live."Proverbs 15:27
"There will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls."Proverbs 27:27
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for family (ESV) are Galatians 6:10, Hebrews 2:11, Isaiah 22:24. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to family (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for family (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.