The best Bible verses for family (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for family (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God."Hebrews 11:7
"By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God."Hebrews 11:7
"It's judgment time for Christians. We're first in line. If it starts with us, think what it's going to be like for those who refuse God's Message!"1 Peter 4:17
"He must handle his own affairs well, attentive to his own children and having their respect."1 Timothy 3:4
"For if someone is unable to handle his own affairs, how can he take care of God's church?"1 Timothy 3:5
"Anyone who neglects to care for family members in need repudiates the faith. That's worse than refusing to believe in the first place."1 Timothy 5:8
"Any Christian woman who has widows in her family is responsible for them. They shouldn't be dumped on the church. The church has its hands full already with widows who need help."1 Timothy 5:16
"But if your slave, because he loves you and your family and has a good life with you, says, "I don't want to leave you,""Deuteronomy 15:16
"These are for you to eat every year, you and your family, in the Presence of God, your God, at the place that God designates for worship."Deuteronomy 15:20
"And he will get an equal share to eat, even though he has money from the sale of his parents' possessions."Deuteronomy 18:8
"Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith."Galatians 6:10
"Since the One who saves and those who are saved have a common origin, Jesus doesn't hesitate to treat them as family,"Hebrews 2:11
"Everything will hang on him—not only the fate of Davidic descendants but also the detailed daily operations of the house, including cups and cutlery."Isaiah 22:24
"Those closest to you, your own brothers and cousins, are working against you. They're out to get you. They'll stop at nothing. Don't trust them, especially when they're smiling."Jeremiah 12:6
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 (MSG) 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.