The best Bible verses for family for prayer include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for family for prayer, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith."Hebrews 11:7
"By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith."Hebrews 11:7
"For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?"1 Peter 4:17
"He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect."1 Timothy 3:4
"(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)"1 Timothy 3:5
"If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."1 Timothy 5:8
"If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need."1 Timothy 5:16
"But if your servant says to you, “I do not want to leave you,” because he loves you and your family and is well off with you,"Deuteronomy 15:16
"Each year you and your family are to eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose."Deuteronomy 15:20
"He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions."Deuteronomy 18:8
"Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers."Galatians 6:10
"Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers."Hebrews 2:11
"All the glory of his family will hang on him: its offspring and offshoots—all its lesser vessels, from the bowls to all the jars."Isaiah 22:24
"Your brothers, your own family— even they have betrayed you; they have raised a loud cry against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you."Jeremiah 12:6
A verse used for family for prayer works differently from one you read once. It gets returned to, repeated, and sat with — so it needs enough depth to reward a second and tenth reading, and enough clarity that you are not decoding it every time.
The 15 passages here hold up to repetition. Each is short enough to carry from memory and substantial enough that it does not wear out.
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The most-cited Bible verses for family for prayer are Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 4:17, 1 Timothy 3:4. 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 for prayer 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 for prayer, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.