The best Bible verses for family (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for family (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.”"John 7:42
"For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.”"John 7:42
"A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever."John 8:35
"Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”"Luke 9:61
"From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against — or two in favor and three against."Luke 12:52
"When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said."Mark 3:21
"But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”"Mark 5:19
"Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. The fool will be a servant to the wise."Proverbs 11:29
"And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself, your family, and your servant girls."Proverbs 27:27
"She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls."Proverbs 31:15
"But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God."1 Timothy 5:4
"“If two brothers are living together on the same property and one of them dies without a son, his widow may not be married to anyone from outside the family. Instead, her husband’s brother should marry her and have intercourse with her to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law."Deuteronomy 25:5
"the widow must walk over to him in the presence of the elders, pull his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she must declare, ‘This is what happens to a man who refuses to provide his brother with children.’"Deuteronomy 25:9
"Then Jeremiah turned to the Recabites and said, “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed your ancestor Jehonadab in every respect, following all his instructions.’"Jeremiah 35:18
"Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down."Jeremiah 38:17
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 (NLT) are John 7:42, John 8:35, Luke 9:61. 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 (NLT) 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 (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.