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Bible Verses About Fatherhood
Find Bible verses about fatherhood — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about fatherhood?
The Bible addresses fatherhood with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Matthew 6:9
“Pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.”
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Ephesians 4:6
“one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.”
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Genesis 17:18
“Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"”
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Luke 11:11
“"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?”
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Genesis 5:6
“Seth lived one hundred five years, and became the father of Enosh.”
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Genesis 5:12
“Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.”
Genesis 5:32
“Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”
Genesis 5:9
“Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.”
Isaiah 64:8
“But now, Yahweh, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you our potter; and we all are the work of your hand.”
Isaiah 63:16
“For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn't know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us: you, Yahweh, are our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is your name.”
Genesis 5:21
“Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.”
1 Corinthians 4:15
“For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.”
Deuteronomy 32:6
“Do you thus requite Yahweh, foolish people and unwise? Isn't he your father who has bought you? He has made you, and established you.”
Ephesians 3:15
“from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,”
Philemon 1:10
“I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,”
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Genesis 5:25 — “Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech....”
Genesis 5:28 — “Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of a son,...”
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