Family Verses
God's design for family — love, honor, and commitment that reflect His covenant love.
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give {it} thee.
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, {an...: or, one of his guard}
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
For a {certain} woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. {Greek: or, Gentile}
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast {it} unto the dogs.
And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.