15 Bible Verses about Mothers
Take time to learn about mothers and their supportive roles. These verses are examples of the love of a mother.
Bible Verses on a Mother’s Role in the Family
- Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. – NIV
- That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. – NIV
- Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. – NIV
- Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God. – NIV
The Faithfulness and Love of a Mother
- Each year his mother made him [Samuel] a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. – NIV
- Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. – NIV
- While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, waiting to speak to him. – NIV
The Joy of a Mother in Her Children
- For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. – NIV
- For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. – NIV
- May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! – NIV
Mary, the Mother of Jesus
- …and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah. – NIV
- Pointing to his [Jesus] disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. – NIV
- But why am I [Mary, mother of Jesus] so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? NIV
- As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” – NIV
- Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. NIV
About The Author
Cindy
Sproles
Cindy K. Sproles is an author, speaker, and conference teacher. She is the cofounder of Christian Devotions Ministries, a managing editor for Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, and executive editor for ChristianDevotions.us and InspireaFire.com. Cindy's devotions are published widely across the eastern seaboard. She is the author of three non-fiction devotionals, and her debut novel, Mercy's Rain, is not only a best selling novel, but an IndieFab Book of the Year winner. Cindy loves working with new writers, making it her goal to mentor whenever possible, into publication.
