Scripture portrays mothers as vital figures in the lives of their children, deserving of honor and respect. In Proverbs 31, a virtuous mother is praised for her wisdom, kindness, and dedication to her family. The prophet Isaiah likens God's care for His people to a mother's love, saying He will comfort them as a mother comforts her child (Isaiah 66:13, 49:15). The importance of a mother's influence is also emphasized in Proverbs 22:6, which encourages parents to train their children in the ways of the Lord. Additionally, the fifth commandment in Exodus 20:12 reminds children to honor their mothers, reflecting the high value God places on this relationship.
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As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited. In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us. Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.